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Executive Order 8502
Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1941
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 3, 1940.
Later amendedThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8502: Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1941 [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8502
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 8502: Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1941}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8502}},
note = {Reference number eo-8502; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Amended by
EO 8595, November 18, 1940
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.