John McCain was offered a release from imprisonment...
...He was indeed, however accepting such release would have disgraced him and likely would have cost him a court martial and dishonorable discharge.
Article three of the Military Code of Conduct "If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy."
This code is taught to all military people and has been since the Korean War. Although not having the force of law under the UCMJ it is considered military bedrock and behavior in contravention of the code would almost certainly be considered "Conduct unbecoming of an officer".
So yeah-he behaved well. But don't pretend he got a golden ticket and could have taken the prize at no cost.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force
For those who wonder, I very much admired Senator McCain though not his party or most politics.
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