Chapter 17 - The Court-Martial DecisionTyler eventually faced a special court-martial for selected offenses supported by evidence.
He pleaded guilty to some.
Contested others.
The footage mattered.
Parker's testimony mattered.
Denise mattered.
My former rank did not.
At least it should not have.
During sentencing, the defense presented Tyler's prior good service.
Wildfire relief.
Training record.
Character statements.
Some people were angry those were allowed.
I was not.
Consequences should consider whole people.
So should mercy.
The prosecution presented the pattern.
Prior counseling.
Witness pressure.
The mess-hall event.
The kennel access.
No claim he personally caused the billing fraud.
Important.
That belonged elsewhere.
Tyler received a punitive outcome including reduction, confinement, and discharge consequences appropriate to the adjudicated offenses.
I will not pretend I felt triumphant.
His mother cried.
Nathan sat beside her.
Bruno slept at my feet outside the courtroom afterward.
A family had been changed.
That was not something to celebrate.
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So would I.
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