Amos explained that the rule about not getting a second chance was intended to protect the unsuccessful officer’s ability to get into their future military occupational specialty and be positioned for the critical selection for a regular commission, rather than staying as a reserve officer, which limits their potential for a career. But, he said, “we’ll take care of them.”
I thought I had read this closely. But I missed that she was a Reserve officer. What I did not miss is that Amos was in on this from the start - after she washed out. The strong inference is that he approved her bypassing the chain of command.