While I agree, that barring unrelated offenses being in his
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record, 15 years seems excessive, but there is no way you can simple discharge and expect to maintain the discipline necessary to maintain good order among the ranks if you encourage misconduct by failing to quickly punish such misconduct with punishment that outweighs the benefit of the misconduct. All military personnel are put on notice when they enlist that there are serious consequences for breach of military law. The combination of offenses, and the willful intent, left little room for leniency. You can't judge it by adding up the punishment for the individual offenses. The pattern of misconduct multiples the harm done.