[George W. Bush]

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.

[Kelly4023]

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.

'Dubya;
two things: 1) Loomis will probably not have it his way, and have to wait until 60. He'll be OK, in my opinion.
2) Your comment about non-military personnel I find a little callous. Loomis is a 50 year old man. His taking advantage of any inexperienced (young) people is wrong. In or out of the military, older people should set some sort of example for younger ones. Too many of our young and old kids continue to get exploited, too many of our older people bend the rules to suit themselves. I feel his exploitation of this or any young person cheapens his community standing, and reflects on those of us trying to do the right thing . Based on that, I think he should just quietly retire.
(The flip side is the private made a choice, and didn't like where it left him.)