How did he get promoted to SGT? He was not able to appear before a promotion board, so how in the world is he promoted to E-5?
He was promoted to Specialist, E-4 and later Sergeant, E-5 in absentia, which is, as I understand it, is the process for prisoners of war, which is how John McCain, for example, emerged from Hanoi as a four-striper. He was about to be promoted to Staff Sergeant, E-6, but since he was returned it seems that was put on hold.
“How did he get promoted to SGT? He was not able to appear before a promotion board, so how in the world is he promoted to E-5?”
i thought i read very recently that he was being considered for another promotion now that he is out of Afghanistan. all of this is being done in order to buy Bergdahl’s cooperation as they build the false narrative of why it was necessary to rescue him via an exchange for 5 known terrorists.