Now now..if the captain is of an affirmative action persuasion, excuses will abound and he will get a promotion.
No, he will go. Nothing will save you.
All things are possible. Tim Dorsey, as a LTJG intentionally shot down a
USAF recon plane. No court-martial, no discharge, no jail-time. All the
Navy did was ban him from flying likely because his dad was a carrier CO
at the time. Tim is now a Captain. The Senate recently refused to promote
him to the rank of Rear Admiral in the naval reserve because of the
shootdown.
Dorsey didn't bother sending an apology to the USAF crew injured in the
shootdown for decades but finally did when under consideration for the latest promotion.