And that couldn't possibly be his own fault.
Couldn't be that he was an angry prick who denigrated his country to everyone around him, who like him had sworn an allegiance to serve faithfully.
One angle they need to look at - as a commissioned officer he could have resigned his commission (quit) at any time.
Except, though, he would have been required by the DOD to pay the money for his medical schooling and grad training back, since he broke his contract early.
Taking this thought further, since he found out he was really going to be deployed, despite him getting “lawyered up” and all that. A real turd.