Originally Posted by corsair
What always puzzled me is this. Why didn't he simply resign his commission? He was an Officer and Doctor. No one conscripted him. He could leave anytime. Obviously he wanted to make his political point. No doubt when he is fully released he will be popping up on all sort of talkshows.
He tried but the Service would not let him apparently as he had a commitment to fulfill his OOA obligations - we wouldn't accept a PVR from an airman so he/she could get out of an OOA so we won't do it for the Officer Corps.
As for the TV shows - you are probably right. And no doubt we get some more prongs on here pontificating how unjust he was treated.