I'm just shooting for the moon here, but I imagine Major Guy Jones will be guarding a radar tower in Greenland by the end of the week.
Just mail him his clothes.
You're probably right....there's always a need for a scapegoat in any matter such as this it seems, even if he was following regulations and did nothing wrong.
Hopefully this little event will spur the MOD to reevaluate their procedures regarding the handling of sensitive documents, and so perhaps some good will come of it all.
Too bad for the Major though....very unfortunate.
Yes, his next assignment is Ice Station Zebra.