[Non-Sequitur]

Inasmuch as this fellow's plight has moved Congress to initiate legislation beneficial to him, I would suggest his CO probably ought to start looking for another job, and the guys on the court martial board might kiss their careers goodbye as well.

I would wait until such legislation actually passes before worrying about it.

You really aren't doing your career any good if you get caught up in a notorious case.

You're suggesting that officers should worry about the politics of the matter rather than doing their duty?

[muawiyah]

Yup. Remember the Tailhook fellows? Their sin was to attend the wrong hotel.