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Executive Order 12935

Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to the Definition of"Field Duty''

This executive order narrows the definition of "field duty" for military pay purposes by removing the alternative criterion that a member could qualify simply by being "under orders with troops operating against an enemy, actual or potential." The change takes effect immediately upon signing.

Federal Register 59 FR 54511
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Impact dates

  1. Amendments to EO 11157 take effect

Key directives

  • Strike subsection (1) of section 303(e) of EO 11157 removing 'under orders with troops operating against an enemy, actual or potential' as standalone field duty criterion
  • Strike 'service by a member under orders with troops operating against an enemy, actual or potential, or' from section 401(b) of EO 11157
  • Amendments effective 12:01 a.m. EDT October 28, 1994

Timeline

Immediate

  • EO takes effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT October 28, 1994
  • Definition of field duty narrowed for pay calculations

Near term (90d)

  • Military pay administrators implement revised field duty determinations

Long term

  • Ongoing application of stricter field duty criteria for hostile fire and imminent danger pay entitlements

Risks & tensions

  • Narrower definition may reduce pay entitlements for some service members previously qualifying under the broader 'orders with troops' standard
  • Exact scope of impact unclear from text: does not specify how many members affected or which pay categories (hostile fire, imminent danger, other field-based pays) are most impacted
  • Removes flexibility for commanders to designate field duty status based on operational proximity rather than direct assignment
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