[Dinah Lord]

Wait a minute. Were 4 of the perps were returned to their countries of origin???

The The Daily Caller reports that:

Unconfirmed initial reports said three of the Jackson Five were sent back to National Guard units, one was to be discharged under Chapter 5-17, AR 635-200, and one was being held until the investigation was over.

Reports also indicated two of the suspects had stolen military ID cards and cell phones from other soldiers. No further reference was made to these reports by the Army except to say four of the five recruits were returned to their country of origin. The country was not named.

WTF?

[Dinah Lord]

About those cell phones (from the pdf you found at the US's Iraq embassy site)

"Soldiers are not allowed to have cellular phones while in a training environment. All three locations (ESL Training, BCT and AIT)are considered training environments."

BCT (Basic Combat Training) and AIT (Advanced individual Training) takes place at Ft Jackson. (or did until it was recently moved to Fort Huachaca.*

*"Earlier, spokesman Jones said the sudden and silent transfer of Lima Nine headquarters from Fort Jackson to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, had absolutely nothing to do with the Jackson Five investigation."

Of course not.

[verity]

“5–17. Other designated physical or mental conditions.”
This contains a list of conditions under which separation can be effected. However, it is not possible to ascertain a specific condition for this character.

More comprehensive information is available at:

http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r635_200.pdf