As reported elsewhere, retired Marine Corps General James Cartwright pleaded guilty to a felony for action he undertook while on active duty. This can result in imprisonment for five years, though the report indicates a plea bargain for six months confinement has been proposed.
As a consequence, Cartwright deserves to have his retirement rank and benefits reduced. General officers are not above the law and when found guilty of breaking the law while on active duty, there must be military unique consequences.
In this case, reduction of retired rank from general (four stars) to colonel is warranted. Together with the reduction in retired rank, retired pay would be reduced from that of a four star (O-10) to colonel (O-6).
These consequences are most appropriate.
SecDef and SecNav are called upon to swiftly undertake these actions, so when Cartwright walks out of prison, he does so as a retired colonel.
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