“I think Trump wanted Gallagher freed....”
And that’s my problem. Gallagher was never imprisoned or forced to extra duty. The only thing he did lose was a stripe, meaning time and money, and possible command acceptance of a base of preference (BOP). And it would reflect on his retirement stipend. But considering he displayed a deficiency in his actions by this gaff, I’m not sure he warrants his rank and responsibilities as he can’t follow orders and has to display the pounding on his chest this way.
But in the end, even though he may have put people in further danger with this act and disobeyed the orders of his superiors, he loses nothing. He retires at full rank, given credit for retiring in the SEAL career field while giving the NAVY a bad portrayal until it can be forgotten. And there will be a lot of Ilamic terrorists that won’t forget soon.
rwood
You removed the most important part of my sentence, which came after "because." I already heard your earlier complaint.
Gallagher was imprisoned, per Wikipedia. Crenshaw and Trump were concerned about his conditions.