Executive Order 712

The White House,⁠
November 16, 1907.⁠

Enlisted men of the Marine Corps regularly detailed as signalmen by the Brigadier-General Commandant shall receive the same compensation in addition to their monthly pay as is now or may hereafter be allowed enlisted men of the Navy under like circumstances: Provided, however, That in cases where immediate action is necessary, appointments may be made by the commanding officer of the detachment, who will refer said action to the Brigadier-General Commandant. If said appointment is duly approved, the pay will take effect from the date of the original appointment.

When enlisted men of the Marine Corps are regularly detailed as signalmen by the commanding officer of any vessel of the Navy and serve as least one month in that capacity they shall, during the time of said service, receive the same compensation in addition to their monthly pay as is now or may hereafter be allowed enlisted men of the Navy under like circumstances.

Theodore Roosevelt.