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A trial could also uncover what was going on in his unit..a gag order was issued to all the troops about him going AWOL.
He was even promoted twice despite going AWOL. And the Military won't release any of the non classified documents from the investigation to the press. He had mental issues and the military issued a waiver so he could enlist.
Lots of dirt would have come out during a court martial hearing.
There were several from his company on the networks telling all so I don;t believe a gag order was obeyed if there was one. He was entitled to his promotions lacking a conviction and yes he definitely had mental issues prior to his enlistment.
The military already released his interviews, I doubt they will release more prior to an agreement. One of his lawyers indicated that Trumps statements would deny him a fair trial, I guess that went by the wayside.
I can only speculate here, he has to plead guilty in exchange for an agreement by the prosecutor to drop one or more charges, reduce a charge to a less serious offense, etc.
All of those units that were running extra patrols, being derailed from their actual missions, all of the staff briefings, status reports, the extra logistical requirements to resupply for the fuel, food, batteries expended in the search have earned him a very high measure of... well.. hatred.
He probably would get kicked out, and I doubt he'd spend any time in prison.
Life would be good enough I suppose. All hard time, he deserves it.
Chances are you haven’t heard of the six soldiers who died hunting for him after he went missing, according to military officials. Now that Bergdahl has been sprung—in exchange for five senior Taliban officials, who had been imprisoned at Guantanamo—soldiers who served with Bergdahl are grumbling that he deserted and shouldn’t be hailed as a hero, especially given the resulting cost in American lives.
He needs mental health treatment. He is probably a different person today than the one who was taken captive and held prisoner. He has suffered enough.
Legally, the US government can shoot a deserter on sight, but this hasn't been done since World War Two I believe.
Alternatively, you will be imprisoned and a court martial will be held. You can receive a dishonorable discharge, prison time, or execution.
Many served honorably. He didn't. His whole family is weird. (to say the least) His weirdo dad only made excuses for him. (but this is another topic)
The US has never shot a deserter "on sight," at least not on record, and it certainly would not be legal.
If you look at the dispositions of the tens of thousands of desertions over the last 30 years, you'll see almost none more than a year or so in prison, if that. In most cases, desertion results in "BCD and 'bye."
The serious charge here is "misbehavior before the enemy." The military takes that much more seriously than simple desertion.
He needs mental health treatment. He is probably a different person today than the one who was taken captive and held prisoner. He has suffered enough.
Obviously you are not related to one of the soldiers who lost their lives searching for this piece of fog feces.
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