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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
I'm also surprised he got no time to serve. Maybe the judge took into account that he probably never should have been assigned in the first place. Go figure.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.
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
"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
Damn, there is an endless number of ways you snowflakes can spin things back to being Trump's fault..."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
You can thank Donald Trump for that. Trump's ill-advised comments left the judge in a position where he had to show he was independent of Trump. If Trump had not opened his mouth and made prejudicial comments, Bergdahl likely would have received a jail sentence.
His time in captivity of the Taliban was more than enough punishment
"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
You can thank Donald Trump for that. Trump's ill-advised comments left the judge in a position where he had to show he was independent of Trump. If Trump had not opened his mouth and made prejudicial comments, Bergdahl likely would have received a jail sentence.
Bergdahl received the punishment he deserved consistent with the punishments of others who deserted in Iraq and Afghanistan
"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
"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
You can thank Donald Trump for that. Trump's ill-advised comments left the judge in a position where he had to show he was independent of Trump. If Trump had not opened his mouth and made prejudicial comments, Bergdahl likely would have received a jail sentence.
Bergdahl received the punishment he deserved consistent with the punishments of others who deserted in Iraq and Afghanistan
His time in captivity of the Taliban was more than enough punishment
Reading your posts is a cruel punishment.
"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
Bergdahl received the punishment he deserved consistent with the punishments of others who deserted in Iraq and Afghanistan
So you're OK with him skating given 6 soldiers died looking for his cowardly, deserting ass.
