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I agree, you have one side of the story, and given the glossing over of the unauthorized absense and unsecured weapon, there is probably a lot more to this.
He can speak to the chaplain or IG about it, as the physical contact was wrong, but I expect he earned it, based on the story given.
Frankly, I would expect him to have a very hard time in the unit from now on, especially if he keeps screwing up.
This is going to escalate to a full on ass-whooping or UCMJ very soon. He might want to see what disobeying a lawful order, assault on a superior NCO, and AWOL can be punished with before he gets that far.
A lateral transfer seems to be the best thing, if he is a good soldier and not exaggerating. If he soldiers up and has trouble there as well, it probably isn't everyone else who has a problem.
You know your brother and how he is better than any of us.
TR
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