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2015-04-06 Home Front: WoT

He's A Victim!: Bergdahl's Defense Questions His Army Enlistment After CG Dismissal

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#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|| 2015-04-06 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Won't happen overnite, but that's the future.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-06 00:17|| 2015-04-06 00:17|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2015-04-06 04:40|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2015-04-06 08:08|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2015-04-06 09:58|| Front Page Top

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