[PBRSTREETGANG]

No, he was offered to leave without retirement, but he chose court martial, so it's his choice.

Some offer. He made the right choice, but never should've been put in that position.

Yes 20 years does not mean 19.999. Never has never will.

Can't argue with your math skills there. Which is why I believe he should've been disciplined and allowed to serve out the additional .001 without being forced to "choose" a court martial in order to protect the 19.999 years of service he gave to this country.

[Ispy4u]

Since his alleged crime occured prior to 20 and the plea bargain was made prior to 20 then if he wanted to keep his retirement his only choice was court martial.

Them's the breaks, no difference in my eyes between dishonorable service at 19.999 and dishonorable service at 18 should we wait 2 years for their retirement before plea bargain? 18 years is a lot of honorable service too.

That's one of the hard lessons of the military, when disciplin is done correctly, it's by god tough!