The fact that Gallagher escaped prison may discourage future reporting, while others see the case sending a different message. While the outcome was a major blow to the Navy's prosecution, it is expected to have lasting effects on the culture of special operations forces. Gallagher turned to his wife, shook his head and pretended to unpin his "anchors" - the insignia of a chief - and fling them across the courtroom. The jury also called for his rank to be reduced, hurting his pension and benefits just as the 19-year-veteran prepares to retire. That's because it is less than the time he was held in custody before the trial. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher will spend no time in jail for the only charge he was convicted of - posing with a human casualty - despite being given the maximum sentence of four months' confinement for the offence Wednesday by a military jury. military's most significant war crimes cases ended with a decorated Navy SEAL walking out of court a free man after acknowledging moral and ethical mistakes, including posing in photographs with the body of an Islamic State captive he was cleared of killing.
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