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| He's A Victim!: Bergdahl's Defense Questions His Army Enlistment After CG Dismissal | ||
| 2015-04-06 | ||
| Bowe Bergdahl's defense lawyer has raised questions with the Army on why the 28-year-old sergeant was allowed to enlist despite having been separated from the Coast Guard after only 26 days. Eugene Fidell, Bergdahl's lead lawyer, also noted Bergdahl's cooperation with the FBI since his release in efforts to "identify, capture and bring to justice" his captors as part of the argument to permit Bergdahl to leave the Army with an honorable discharge and veterans benefits.
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| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #5 cited him for "exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity in active federal military service." of course, his C-in-C doesn't even know what those terms mean |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-04-06 09:58 |
| #4 ...The Army will argue that basic training for all the services (including that of the USCG) can be stressful - indeed, is supposed to be stressful - and not everyone adapts well to it. Bergdahl had a bad day (okay, a couple of them), went home and got his head together, and tried again. Did just fine, but combat has its own unique stresses, and he lost it. As far as the GCM, there's precedent when someone is in an unknown/POW status: CAPT Scott Speicher, USN. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2015-04-06 08:08 |
| #3 P{olitical influence - of the unlawful command sort. I may as well do a Kerry with mine if thats all the Good Conduct is worth now. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-04-06 04:40 |
| #2 Won't happen overnite, but that's the future. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-04-06 00:17 |
| #1 Bergdahl is the walking poster ??? for Women + LGBT???? in combat, + IMO ultimately Can't-Attack-or-Defend-widout-their-Consent "Military Unions". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-04-06 00:16 |