The "Who are you talking to?" comment was an invitation to re-read my posts. I was commenting on the assertion made by Yon and some of the posters here that he is paying his dues. I said nothing about his commanders or their decisions.
Ok, I re-read your posts. In post #25 you said..
“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!”
Actually, a *good* boss *will* allow you to try and make things right. If you have a boss that thinks otherwise, you work in a place where no mistakes are ever made. That doesn’t describe anywhere I ever worked.
That being said, I do agree that some mistakes are firing offenses. In any situation, I hope that it’s my boss gets to decide, and not someone 10,000 miles away, basing the decision on media reports.