[Pukin Dog]

I hope West serves time. Not much, but some. He needs to become an example to others. Were he a young officer, I would say let him leave the service. As a LT Col, he has no excuse whatsoever. He had previously disciplined other soldiers for breaking the rules, so he had double the responsibility to uphold the UCMJ at all costs. West is no hero. When the Chain of Command breaks down, there are more lives at risk than any West thought he was saving. I would respect the man, had he upon committing his act, turned himself in with an explaination to his superiors, instead of having to have been ratted on. West failed, and regardless of the penalty, that is the message that needs to come out of this.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'll wait til it's over.

[Old Student]

If I understand correctly, Col. West did, in fact, report his actions. I do not know, but only suspect, that he punished his troops in order to avoid further, higher-level punishment. I'm afraid I've got to side with Flurry against you and Poohbah. I will give you this, though: you explain what your problem with Col. West is, and why you have it, rather than calling names, as Poohbah did. While I disagree with you, I respect your opinion.