Never having run afoul of the UCMJ I'm a bit confused.If he's being discharged why would his reduction in "pay" (which I assume means a reduction in rank) matter?
Reduction in pay is a reduction in Grade/Rank (Usually to E-1/Pvt) until he is officially discharged. His Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD)will show this and is something that stays with you the rest of your life. His status will remain BCD unless new evidence is found to prove his innocents, he then may go to the Board for Correction of Naval Records and ask for an upgrade. He got time served for his 519 days already served. This whole thing sounds like the plot to a “Few Good Men” “———————————————————————————————————————— Dawson: We joined the Marines because we wanted to live our lives by a certain code, and we found it in the Corps. Now you’re asking us to sign a piece of paper that says we have no honor. You’re asking us to say we’re not Marines. If a court decides that what we did was wrong, then I’ll accept whatever punishment they give. But I believe I was right sir, I believe I did my job, and I will not dishonor myself, my unit, or the Corps so I can go home in six months... Sir.”