Oh, I would have the mother and child stoned to death.
SARCASM.
How about choice "C" - what do the thousands of single parents (both men and women) who are deployed do right now? They work with their commanders, their units, and their service to grant extensions, they are honest about it, and they find solutions.
It is clear from the article that the Army knew she was lying, and that she had no intention to deploy, ever.
The military has always had its share of (as Stephen Ambrose called them) "Sad sacks, jerks, and loafers."
This woman was clearly in those categories.
Stoning the mother to death would be fine.
I know many don’t believe that the Mom’s mom backed out at last minute. Maybe, maybe not. I sure don’t believe Larson - “commanders decided a court-martial would be too disruptive to the Army” lacks credibility to me.