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Glad you see the light.

It's a serious military matter, directly relevant to morale and to the honor of being an American military officer. Families entrust their young people to these officers. We should expect a high standard of conduct.

BTW, I wouldn't greatly care if he had instead taken photos of non-military men. That would be far less serious and could be overlooked. There's no evidence that the Army set any trap for him or was hunting for sodomite officers to fire. What is clear is that his victim, the young recruit, is now undoubtedly a convicted arsonist solely because this officer misused his military authority in fraternizing with the enlisted men and, even worse, by sexually exploiting them. Had he instead taken photos of non-military, it would be far less serious or would be simply be ignored.

This case perfectly illustrates and justifies the need for the military's very generous don't-ask-don't-tell policy.