To parapharse Shakespeare ...
He ... who steals my purse steals trash; ‘tis something, nothing. ‘Twas mine, ‘tis his, and has been slave to thousands; but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed.
Honor. Courage. Commitment. :: All were more important than his ‘career’. HE stood for principle and honorable service to his calling. Too bad his civilian ‘superiors’ do not.
His trial was brought up thanks to the PC , brown nose culture that is bent on gaining rank irregardless of honor.