Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to the Definition of"Field Duty''
Headline: Amends Military Field Duty Definition for Service Members
What it does: The order removes specified language about being "under orders with troops operating against an enemy" from Executive Order No. 11157's definition of "field duty".
- Removes requirement that members be under troop orders to count as "field duty".
- Changes the rule officials use to decide who is on "field duty".
- Amendments take effect October 28, 1994, at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time.
Summary
This order changes the wording of an earlier executive order that defines "field duty" for members of the armed forces. It removes language that required a member to be "under orders with troops operating against an enemy, actual or potential" from two sections of Executive Order No. 11157. The amendment takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 28, 1994. The order changes how officials determine who qualifies as being on "field duty."
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