And they would “register” that challenge right there next to the candy wrappers in the “circular file”.
LTC Lakin is experienced enough to keep track of any paperwork he might submit for action.
Right now, though, with this course of action he STILL is not getting results AND he’s liable for adverse action. That doesn’t appear to have better results than having obeyed the deployment orders while challenging them.
You need to understand that I am among those who realize that Obama has not come clean about his credentials. You can check my posts on this since before the election. And when Lakin’s case came up, I immediately said that I thought he had chosen a course of action that would lose.