Bo Bergdahl 'Skates'

[rightwinger]

Military makes little effort to punish deserters


There is no crack team of bounty hunters, no elite military unit whose job is to track them down and bring them in.

Despite a rise in desertions from the Army as the Iraq war drags on into a fifth year, the U.S. military does almost nothing to find those who flee and rarely prosecutes those it gets its hands on.

An Associated Press examination of Pentagon figures shows that 174 troops were court-martialed by the Army last year for desertion — a figure that amounts to just 5 percent of the 3,301 soldiers who deserted in fiscal year 2006. The figures are about 1 percent or less for the Navy and the Marines, according to data obtained by the AP under the Freedom of Information Act.

Some deserters are simply allowed to return to their units, while the majority are discharged in non-criminal proceedings on less-than-honorable terms.

A coward trying to protect a coward

It's not working

Fact is

Most deserters face no other punishment than dishonorable discharge

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

"The judge, Col. Jeffrey Nance, sentenced Bergdahl to a reduction in rank, a payment of $1,000 per month for 10 months and a dishonorable discharge, according to multiple reports.

Bergdahl pleaded guilty last month to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. He faced a maximum sentence of life in prison."

...during war time. The SOB could have ... probably should have ... gotten the death penalty, a life sentence at the very least.

Judge rules no jail time for Bergdahl

He will get a standing O at the Oscars or Emmys or Academy Awards

He'll probably be some liberal's guest at the State of the Union address.

 

[pismoe]

Prosecutors acknowledged that Bergdahl suffered during his years as a prisoner of the Taliban, but argued that did not diminish the pain of fellow service members who were injured during the futile hunt for him.
U.S. Army's Bergdahl spared prison for deserting in Afghanistan



What the hell? He was a guest, not a prisoner! I would bet on it

-------------------------------------------------- Maybe an exotic 'whore' !!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Many a good soldier didn't run...and fell.

The SOB should have been shot

I say he did five years in hell. I'm OK with the judge's decision. Let him go home to his goofy parents and live in peace.

He did 5 years in hell according to who? Him?

Did any of the Taliban testify at his trial and say that they beat him like a red-headed stepchild?

 

[ShootSpeeders]

You can bet obama is pleased with this. He wanted a whitewash of bergy after obozo traded 5 terrorists for bergy.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The Judge made the call, and Bergdahl has to live with his past.

 

[rightwinger]

Army Data Shows Rarity of Desertion Prosecutions | Military.com

The U.S. Army has prosecuted about 1,900 cases of desertion since 2001, despite tens of thousands of soldiers fleeing the service in the face of deadly combat, long and multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan and strains on military families.

The data reflects how rarely the military takes desertion cases to court. And it underscores the complexities of such cases as a top military commander reviews the investigation of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who left his Afghanistan post in 2009 and was captured and held by the Taliban for five years.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I really didn’t expect him to get jail time but that dishonorable discharge is going haunt and follow him for the rest of his life. Prison time comes to an end that dishonorable never will.

Why? Do you think he is going to get a job with the government? Some liberal will have him working within a week. Remember Chelsea Manning being offered the gig at Harvard?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Trump commented a short time ago:

President Trump tweeted Friday that a judge’s decision to not give Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl any jail time for deserting his post is a “complete and total disgrace.”

“The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military,” Trump tweeted.

A change from "resolved on its face". He now deemed a military Judge unfit.

This isnt about Trump it's about a coward that deserted, good men died and were wounded looking for his dumb ass and now he gets a slap on the wrist

It's wrong and the judge is wrong

 

[rightwinger]

Many a good soldier didn't run...and fell.

The SOB should have been shot

I say he did five years in hell. I'm OK with the judge's decision. Let him go home to his goofy parents and live in peace.

He did 5 years in hell according to who? Him?

Did any of the Taliban testify at his trial and say that they beat him like a red-headed stepchild?

Even John McCain was lodged in the luxurious Hanoi Hilton

 

[easyt65]

You sure post a lot of goofy shit for someone who isn't trying to prove something.

'Goofy Shit' - Liberal Translation = Proof snowflakes make false claims, especially when defending traitors.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Along with the Dishonorable came this:

A punitive discharge deprives Bergdahl of most or all his veterans' benefits.

Good, but they should have deprived him of his ability to breathe.

 

[rightwinger]

Rinckey and other military officials say the Bergdahl case will be difficult. It's now in the hands of Gen. Mark Milley, head of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Even if Milley concludes Bergdahl deserted his post, he may consider mitigating circumstances while weighing whether to charge the soldier with desertion or being absent without leave (AWOL). He may also handle the matter administratively.

Milley has broad discretion, Army spokesman Wayne Hall said. Beyond court martial, possible actions include counseling, a reprimand, forfeiture of pay, reduction in rank or involuntary separation from the military.

Bergdahl could receive an honorable, general or other than honorable discharge. That decision can determine whether he gets as much as $300,000 in back pay and other benefits, including continued health care.

 

[irosie91]

Military makes little effort to punish deserters


There is no crack team of bounty hunters, no elite military unit whose job is to track them down and bring them in.

Despite a rise in desertions from the Army as the Iraq war drags on into a fifth year, the U.S. military does almost nothing to find those who flee and rarely prosecutes those it gets its hands on.

An Associated Press examination of Pentagon figures shows that 174 troops were court-martialed by the Army last year for desertion — a figure that amounts to just 5 percent of the 3,301 soldiers who deserted in fiscal year 2006. The figures are about 1 percent or less for the Navy and the Marines, according to data obtained by the AP under the Freedom of Information Act.

Some deserters are simply allowed to return to their units, while the majority are discharged in non-criminal proceedings on less-than-honorable terms.

A coward trying to protect a coward

It's not working

Fact is

Most deserters face no other punishment than dishonorable discharge

this was an aggravated case------he seems to have GONE OVER TO THE ENEMY------the present WAR ON TERRORISM is actually considered an undeclared war.
------the schmuck committed treason

 

[Peach]

There was psych testimony, and Trump commenting in the recent past did not help the Prosecution:

Dr. Charles Morgan, a forensic psychiatrist and professor at the University of New Haven and Yale University, testified Wednesday that Bergdahl suffers from numerous mental illnesses, including schizotypal personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as social anxiety/phobia and cognitive deficits.
Symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder include brief psychotic episodes that "are not as frequent, prolonged or intense as in schizophrenia," according to the Mayo Clinic.
Morgan said he interviewed Bergdahl's friends and family and did extensive testing on Bergdahl, including psychiatric evaluations, stress exams and neurological psychological testing. Based on the results, Morgan said Bergdahl was suffering from schizotypal personality disorder and PTSD before he enlisted in the armed forces, adding he "falls clearly into the profile" of someone who had schizotypal personality disorder by the time he enlisted.

I agree, an easy sentence, IF he can retain mental capacity; Danny Rolling was allowed to plea, and be executed, AFTER he was on psych meds.

 

[pismoe]

heard that 'bergdahl' killed , murdered 6 American Soldiers !! --- The 6 U.S. Soldiers Who Died Searching for Bowe Bergdahl ---

 

[rightwinger]

Along with the Dishonorable came this:

A punitive discharge deprives Bergdahl of most or all his veterans' benefits.

Good, but they should have deprived him of his ability to breathe.

Why?

Only one soldier was executed for desertion in WWII
No soldiers who deserted in Korea or Vietnam were executed

What did Bergdahl do to warrant execution while thousands of others who deserted in Iraq and Afghanistan were merely discharged?

 

[JakeStarkey]

That was not the findings of the Judge.

 

[rightwinger]

Military makes little effort to punish deserters


There is no crack team of bounty hunters, no elite military unit whose job is to track them down and bring them in.

Despite a rise in desertions from the Army as the Iraq war drags on into a fifth year, the U.S. military does almost nothing to find those who flee and rarely prosecutes those it gets its hands on.

An Associated Press examination of Pentagon figures shows that 174 troops were court-martialed by the Army last year for desertion — a figure that amounts to just 5 percent of the 3,301 soldiers who deserted in fiscal year 2006. The figures are about 1 percent or less for the Navy and the Marines, according to data obtained by the AP under the Freedom of Information Act.

Some deserters are simply allowed to return to their units, while the majority are discharged in non-criminal proceedings on less-than-honorable terms.

A coward trying to protect a coward

It's not working

Fact is

Most deserters face no other punishment than dishonorable discharge

this was an aggravated case------he seems to have GONE OVER TO THE ENEMY------the present WAR ON TERRORISM is actually considered an undeclared war.
------the schmuck committed treason

Berghdal also provided valuable intelligence about the Taliban when he returned. He had close up knowledge of their organization and tactics

 

[pismoe]

and as i said , looks like 'bergdahl. was cause of 6 American Soldiers being killed or murdered Sur jake !! --- The 6 U.S. Soldiers Who Died Searching for Bowe Bergdahl ---