Originally Posted by
SASless
212man.....he shall not be demoted.....he shall be disharged....sans pension,. (... snip a bit...)
Absolutely his career is at an end....the manner of its ending has not been decided yet.,,or at least has not been announced.
Commissioned officers, as the old saying goes, "serve at the pleasure of the President." (Technically true as the military is part of the executive branch of government). If he has in fact offered his resignation, it will still take some months for that process to run its course. If he has not offered his letter of resignation yet, and has been relieved of command, the USMC has an LTC at large eligible for a few postings (temporary jobs that are not desirable) until his disposition is finalized.
If, on the other hand, he is formally charged with a UCMJ violation, that proceeding might take a long time.
IIRC, a rarely used form of discipline for officers was Admiral's Mast in the Navy - I am pretty sure that the Marines have a similar Article 15 process as an option by the general officer who holds court martial authority for that command. His chain of command has resort to (beyond relief for cause, a standard cause these days being "loss of confidence" ) some disciplinary measures if they believe that he engaged in conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. Keeping an eye open for that.
For officers accused of misconduct
If the officer imposing punishment holds General Court Martial authority, or if the commanding officer is of the grade O-7 or greater- Arrest in quarters: not more than 30 days
- Restriction to limits: not more than 60 days
- Forfeiture of pay: not more than ½ of one month's base pay for two months (base pay does not include allowances or special pay)
- Admonition or reprimand
By Commanding Officers of the grades O-4 to O-6- Restriction to limits: not more than 30 days
- Admonition or reprimand