I still think he has good appeals left, ineffective consul, command influence, even before you get to the BC issue.
Well he had stupid counsel, that's for sure. One of them suggested to the doctor who was the last minute replacement for Lakin that the deployment was probably a good career opportunity for the him personally. This was after the Major told of the heavy casulaties the unit had taken two days after moving to their FOB. I'm sure that went over well with the jury.
As for your 'command influence' nonsense, that'll be a non-starter. And the BC issue was dismissed early in the legal process.