Bergdahl pleads guilty
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy via his attorney Monday.
Bergdahl, 31, was charged after he disappeared from his base in Afghanistan in June 2009 and was held in captivity by the Taliban until May 2014.
A judge said Bergdhal's maximum possible punishment would be life in prison, but he has not been sentenced yet.
After his capture, Bergdahl said he made "somewhere between a dozen and 15 escape attempts."
The Taliban released Bergdahl in a prisoner swap for five detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
During questioning from a judge Monday, Bergdahl said, "I left my observation post on my own." He also said, "I understand leaving was against the law."
Bergdahl has been called both a traitor and a hero .
Celebrated at first, Bergdahl's release raises more questions
Six soldiers' deaths have been tied , either directly or indirectly, to the search for Bergdahl during his disappearance in Afghanistan, former unit members alleged.
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In 2015, an Army Sanity Board evaluation said, Bergdahl had schizotypal personality disorder . That information was included in the hundreds of pages of documents that Bergdahl's defense team releases on a website called The Bergdahl Docket .
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I am just upset thst they can't/wont shoot the SOB
Under the UCMJ, Desertion is one of a few offenses that carry the death penalty.
why does he still have NCO rank?
He must be found guilty of an offense as they didn't pursue an Article 15 action, instead opting for the General Court Martial. As part of his sentencing, he will be reduced in rank to E-1, pending a dishonorable discharge if and when he ever gets out of prison. Enough of him in the news trying to explain himself-he has the blood of 6 good men on his soul.
If I'm not mistaken, sometime during the years that Bergdahl "served with honor and distinction" during the Obama Administration while in Taliban captivity and was a known deserter , he was promoted from Private to Sergeant. Go figger.
I agree with what Lt. Col. Michael Waltz says in this interview should be done to Bergdahl. HIS men died and were injured while trying to save Bergdahl:
He'll be stripped of that in the next few days.
Ok, so they give him jail time. What about the dude who released classified info? You know, the one who Obama pardoned. The one who can't decide what sex he/she is,
Not sure a presidential pardon could be revoked. I don't know the law in that situation. It was a sad day for America, the military and the difference between right and wrong the day he was pardoned.
Think Manning was granted clemency .. not a pardon, would have to go look it up, but not going ... Either way Manning is on the streets after 7 years behind bars!
Yes, Obama granted Manning clemency, not a pardon. S/he then had the audacity to state that what s/he leaked was "historical data" and not "intelligence documents"...
Morning Mag ...
Chelsea Manning was confused and misunderstood ... the damn'd hormones made her do it!
The real traitor was occupying the White House when this went down.
Morning to you!
Probably, right!
He was pardoned, I am certain "I guess".
Good ...... may he make many little rocks, out of big rocks ,when he gets his sentence.
I don't care if Bergdahl pounds rocks or picks up road kill or manure for the rest of his life. All I want is what Lt. Col. Michael Waltz and million of Americans want:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azqIe5DPkew
Obama and his administration glorified POS deserter/traitor Bergdahl in the Rose Garden and TV programs. They did similar for Bradley/Chelsea Manning. These are more examples of Obama's efforts of "fundamentally transforming America" .
So apparently some full retard fools are making the claim that this POS's time as a "POW" should count as part of his sentence......
I'm not seeing giving him the death penalty. Nor even a life sentence. And I was active duty Marine for 9 years.
I do think that about 20 years would be appropriate due to the lives that were lost because of what he did.
Maybe 20 years PER LIFE LOST.
The two major charges, that I'm aware of are
Notice that BOTH of these charges carry the possibility for the death penalty. This is NOT outdated and is in the current version of AR 27-10. I imagine that there are other charges that are listed. I haven't seen the charge sheet or any other mention.