A technicality almost let the General off the hook for molesting his daughter

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14. not for officers

US Code basically says the only way to take away an officer's retirement is via dismissal by a court-martial. A discharge review board can lower the final rank/pay based on misconduct but not take it away completely.

Enlisted can also lose a vested retirement via an administrative action (e.g. a separation board).

But there's always loopholes to this stuff so maybe there's an obscure path? But I've faced this issue several times while on active duty, and it was a pretty tight thing at least back a few years ago.

I just double-checked the FMR. Only loopholes are if he's convicted of a national security crime or some other temporary things, so doesn't appear to be a loophole here.