Bet they just discharge him.
I think he’s past the 18 year point, so it’s not all that easy to just discharge him. It will be interesting to see what DOD and the Army will do.
They’ll discharge him in a way that he has no recourse to a hearing or court martial.
If they simply discharge him he will get his retirement even if he doesn’t complete 20 years. Back in the late 1970s, there was a huge RIF amongst Majors and senior Captains in the Army. If an officer had 18 years in by the time he was notified, he would get get credit for 20 years and full retirement pay and benefits.
I knew of one Major who had a buddy at the Pentagon and got early notice and was going to be about 30 days short of 18 years. He immediately went on leave for about 45 days and made sure he couldn’t be found until he had his 18 years in.
True story.