Something missing from story. Seems like Hegseth could pick up a phone and fix this guy’s situation in 5 minutes. Gotta be a reason he hasn’t.
I flew Blackhawk’s for 24 years. Retired in 2017. I probably would have sucked it up and got the shot.
He picked his hill to die on, hopefully someone in the new chain of command can help him.
As a former military prosecutor and defense counsel, yes, there’s more to it. Between the lines, he’s likely a hothead and they provoked him into being insubordinate and disrespectful to a superior, then jacked him up for doing so.
Colonel, USAF JAGC (Ret)