A Baltimore judge Wednesday admonished two soldiers for discharging a gun after an altercation outside a city bar, but said their time is better served in Iraq than behind bars. 

Pfc. Denario Wesson and Spc. Joshua Johnson pleaded guilty to misdemeanor handgun violations, but Judge Sylvester Cox agreed to delay signing a probation order until they return from 15-month tours in Iraq, where they will head Tuesday.