[stuartcr]

Actually, missing movement would be dealt with on an individual case basis. I don’t think an E-2or3 would get this kind of publicity, or concern at the level this guy is. Nowadays, they would probably just give him a discharge, and we would never hear about it again.

[pappyone]

Well, if this Major missed movement, he would be dealt with on an individual basis. Your reference to “just give him a discharge” misses the extent of punishment a discharge can bring with it. Loss of rank, loss of security clearance (limits jobs available outside the service), loss of egilibility for federal civilian service just to name a few. A lot of people just don't understand how the UCMJ restricts just what a service member can and can't do or say.
The cause may be noble, but as a service member his options for dissent are limited.