“It seems it’s just plain sloth.”
It seems more likely to me that an A1C in the Legal Office didn’t apply the correct code in the computer when filing the paperwork. It also seems likely to me that the computer software wasn’t designed to catch everything - and that the military isn’t funded for top of the line software.
It could also be a training issue. IIRC, the guy was sentenced to exactly one year, and a conviction of OVER a year would flag a different code.
I suspect the court will find the USAF wasn’t flawless, but neither was any person negligent in their duties. The organization may take a hit, but rather unfairly if the organization isn’t FUNDED for success.
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