obviously had nothing to do with any of that. the issue before the court now is what his punishment will be and i'm expecting a letter of reprimand. >> laura: other news today is that the military is going to continue with its "extreme vetting" of all members of the armed forces and say automatic alerts will flag records or activities of concern among all defense department personnel. extreme vetting of our troops. >> i don't know what that means. i was a captain in the marine corps, we do have a first amendment. lieutenant colonel scheller spoke out and he put himself forward and was accountable for it. to suggest that sort of action makes me wonder why anyone would want to serve. the marine corps is strong, the best fighting force that ever existed and the still strong.