“They had properly listed the restaurant stop in their mission plan. Since the stop was properly listed, the soldiers had not violated any regulations, but they

“They had properly listed the restaurant stop in their mission plan. Since the stop was properly listed, the soldiers had not violated any regulations, but they still received verbal counseling because their actions created an appearance of impropriety.” I wonder if they where very loud in the restaurant? That they got clearance to stop the blackhawk is clearly the "violation" here, as long as they weren't to smug about it afterwards.