You're missing the forest, because Jessup and the entire enlisted structure would have been rotated to their next posting in 2-3 years max. And since Jessup se

You're missing the forest, because Jessup and the entire enlisted structure would have been rotated to their next posting in 2-3 years max. And since Jessup seems to have been base commander for a while already, likely less than that. The goal of the military (as a whole) is to make people substitutable per their rank and MOS. Allowing good order and discipline to break down (as an officer, NCO, or enlisted) just because of current post is anathema to that.