While I can understand making a mistake at 22 years old one has to learn to be responsible for decisions. You just don’t walk away from the military after 5 months because it wasn’t what you thought it would be. A cowards way out. The fact is that he thought he’d never have to come back to the states and thought he could get away with dishonorable conduct. Get a lawyer, accept the consequences and learn a lesson.
When I was 22 years old I was in Vietnam.
Screw him.