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Executive Order 11799

Amending Executive Order No. 11554 as it relates to the establishment of a maximum percentage of Navy and Marine Corps officers who may be recommended for promotion from below the appropriate promotion zone

Signed by Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. on August 17, 1974.

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Signed recordAugust 17, 1974

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Publication record39 FR 30101

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 11799: Amending Executive Order No. 11554 as it relates to the establishment of a maximum percentage of Navy and Marine Corps officers who may be recommended for promotion from below the appropriate promotion zone," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11799

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 11799: Amending Executive Order No. 11554 as it relates to the establishment of a maximum percentage of Navy and Marine Corps officers who may be recommended for promotion from below the appropriate promotion zone [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11799

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11799: Amending Executive Order No. 11554 as it relates to the establishment of a maximum percentage of Navy and Marine Corps officers who may be recommended for promotion from below the appropriate promotion zone." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11799.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11799: Amending Executive Order No. 11554 as it relates to the establishment of a maximum percentage of Navy and Marine Corps officers who may be recommended for promotion from below the appropriate promotion zone}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11799}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11799; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1974-ford.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 11554, August 29, 1970 (which was revoked by EO 12082, September 19, 1978)

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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