Taking her argument public rather than exhausting the chain-of-command
Evidently the Commandant was in on this thing from the get go.
http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140406/CAREERS03/304060022/2nd-lt-s-daring-infantry-op-ed
I am even more astonished she took it public if the commandant was aware.
So, if the commandant was aware and was not going to take further action she should have then taken it up the chain, or if the commandant was aware and was taking action she arrogantly took it public anyway.
She had not exhausted the chain of command—not good.