Since the person in his chain of command who read him his Article 31 rights was Col. Gordon R. Roberts, a military social worker and Brigade Commander for Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
And ALSO the youngest person in the Vietnam War to be awarded a Medal of Honor, and the ONLY MoH holder serving on active duty right now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Ray_RobertsThe fact that Lakin was warned and then read his rights by an MoH holder speaks volumes about just how the military looks at LCol. Lakin right now.