Franklin Roosevelt actually said...
the provisions of section 12 of said act, except those of the first proviso thereof, are hereby suspended during the present war as to all officers who were formerly enlisted in the grade of aviation cadet or transferred to that enlisted grade subsequent to September 3, 1942.
Context
Executive Order 9268—Suspending in Part the Provisions of Section 12 of the Naval Aviation Cadet Act of 1942
11/08/1942