[Auntie Mame]

After complaints were filed by other soldiers, the colonel was relieved of command

So this finally explains why anyone even found out about the incident. Apparently there were some soldiers who didn't like the man.

I've always wondered about that.

What he did was against procedure and he should (unfortunately) be punished. But what he really did wrong was get caught.

I don't think there's anything wrong with what he did, but you can't get caught doing it.

[Ispy4u]

The soldiers had a duty to report it too. Every single member of the military is bound by law to do so.

They may not have liked him, but they may very well have been doing the right thing, ever look at it that way?