Oh, Honey, No

[Out of the frying pan, into the fire]
Do you know what’s so, so much worse than facing military discipline in America?

…U.S. soldier, Private 2nd Class Travis King…was reportedly being escorted back to the United States from South Korea for disciplinary reasons. After going through airport security, King allegedly returned and managed to join a border tour group before crossing into North Korea willingly, officials told CBS.

If you guessed “fleeing to an totalitarian state that views the US as its mortal enemy”, you are correct.

Link: https://theweek.com/north-korea/1025105/us-soldier-detained-north-korea-crossing-border