The Col is a good soldier and I give him a thumbs up.
It is an Article 32 investigation which is equivalent to a Grand Jury investigation in the civilian world.
I suspect that there will not be a court martial...or if there is...it will be with some lesser charge...that will not cost him his pension. I ultimately suspect an article 15...and with that he will not lose his pension. Even if worse comes to worse their are several reviews that will be undertaken any one of which can reverse or revise the outcome. The last resort is...the President can reverse the outcome as President Nixon did with Lt. Calley of the My Lia event during Vietnam.
It would be an outrageous travesty for this career soldier to lose his pension at this point.
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