He's been removed from his unit and placed in a non-combat role -- That seems like punishment to me.
Nah. It's a time-out. And it protects him too from more "stupid coverage". This soldier is being treated well, I've no doubts, by his band of brothers. No doubts, they all have every idea of what he is going through. They are probably now fighting more aggressively, more meaningfully than before the media circus event.
I meant formally charged and punished. One of the reasons they pulled him out is his face is being shown all over the middla east. I heard his name was aired as well.