how do you know what conversationjs may have taken place, but officially, he breached the chain of command. When the chain of command is unresponsive a commander has no choice but to appeal to higher authority. Broadcasting that decision is why he was fired

I'll wait for details, but the guy sure earned the respect of those he served with. I'm sure he knew the consequences of his actions though, when he did it. We'll see what happens and if this was an isolated incident, which is the higher concern.