He can't pay for his mistakes by being a soldier and doing what his comrades have always been doing in theater. This would be akin to me screwing up on the job and saying to my boss. "OK, I'm sorry, please allow me to make my restitution by returning to my job and doing it right!
Then please explain to me what you know about the situation that the local commanders don’t.
Do you really want to run a war from 10,000 miles away, by half-informed citizens? Or would you prefer those on the scene do it? I’m taking door #2.