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Astute commanders require Red Cross confirmation that something like this has happened. This puke belongs in jail but if his CO got snookered he belongs in jail as well.

Astute commanders require Red Cross confirmation that something like this has happened. This puke belongs in jail but if his CO got snookered he belongs in jail as well

Not only that but to be placed in emergency leave status requires Red Cross verification. In addition, the airman was most probably using military space-A in a Category I status (emergency leave) which also requires documentation. There's more to this story that's not being reported IMO. If the commander allowed the airman to just go home in a normal duty status based soley on his account, then he should be relieved and held pecuniary liable for the USAF's transportation costs to send him home.

if his CO got snookered he belongs in jail as well.

I don't know about that. It seems that trust would be an important thing, and if he were lieing he would eventually get caught.

That's probably why they were doing a police report to submit to the military. And if he were lieing, which he turned out to be, I'm sure the CO wouldn't want him around anyway. So I don't see how the CO is responsible in any way for being compasionate to his men.