Franklin Roosevelt actually said...
Payments of allowances for quarters and subsistence may be made to enlisted men not more than one month in advance, except that as to men proceeding to or from a station beyond the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska, such payments may be made not more than three months in advance.
Context
Executive Order 9105—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8704 of March 4, 1941, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting...
03/18/1942