Nevertheless, the military brought this idiocy upon themselves, and they should have seen it coming. The moment they learned that Lt. Flinn was taking her case to the media, they should have dropped the adultery charge entirely, and prosecuted her only on the more serious offenses of lying and disobedience. But no, they stuck with the adultery thing, and now it's bitten them in the ass. You'd think that the very organization whose JOB is strategy and tactics should know how to avoid getting stuck in a no-win battle.
People drive drunk and squish other people because they get away with it over and over.
Thus, exactly one of the 3 penalties will always apply on a repeat offense. Someone loses their car or the driver goes to jail. In each case, future offenses are strongly curtailed.