Saved his bacon?
“Oh here sir is my resignation I’m giving it to you even though I know the Army won’t accept it so that I can refuse to Obey an illegal Order from Obama to deploy to Afghanistan that I will be given in a year from now.....”
I believe he has been let off lightly with little more than a slap on the wrist and here’s why.....
An officer dismissed from the service is not the same as getting a Bad Conduct discharge and as we have seen in the past he could be pardoned for these offenses just as 1st Lt. Calley was for worse. Meaning he will eventually receive his full benefits.
Also he is being given six months to write a book and plenty of free time to do so. I’ll look forward to it coming out during the peak of the next presidential race.
He is still a Doctor and According the his replacement Maj. Dobson a better one than he was in Afghanistan.
And then there is the possibility that this court martial verdict could be thrown out during the automatic appeal process.
A commissioned officer’s dismissal is equivalent to a dishonorable discharge.
I believe he will keep his right (license) to practice medicine.