I can’t believe that this warrants and OTH. When I was in the Navy I had several criminals that I couldn’t get OTH’s for despite them being guilty of theft and fraud. I would think once this has died down a bit that he would be able to appeal the disposition and get it upgraded to general.
I agree. The only thing that surprises me in this affair is that he got an OTH. That seems harsh given what’s happened in the past when Generals have spoken out. This seems to be a case of RHIP. When you’re a General and have 35 years in, your forced into retirement. When you’re a lowly sergeant, you get squashed. I would hope the appeals board would upgrade his discharge, however I’ve heard that they do not upgrade as many of the appeals as we might think.