Executive Order 11498—Delegating to the Secretary of Defense the Authority to Approve Regulations Governing the Early Discharge of Enlisted Members

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the Secretary of Defense is hereby designated and empowered to approve regulations issued by the Secretaries concerned under section 1171 of title 10, United States Code, effective January 2, 1968, which relate to the early discharge of regular enlisted members of the armed forces.

RICHARD NIXON

The White House

December 1, 1969