DA: Apparently the deceased transferred from the Marines to the Army. I had never heard of this but Mr. KR said such moves are uncommon but possible.
As for the man who set up the challenge of membership criteria, I just look at it as being in the same vein as someone trying set up a legal challenge by breaking a law and then questioning the law itself. Unfortunately, I am drawing a blank as far as examples but I am pretty sure I have heard of that being done