Posted on 06/11/2014 10:31:35 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. Army sergeant captured in Afghanistan and held for nearly five years before being traded for five top Taliban operatives, was discharged from the Coast Guard before he joined the Army, Fox News confirmed.
An Army spokesman did not confirm reports that Bergdahl's discharge was due to psychological reasons or elaborate on the circumstances leading to his ouster in 2006.
"We did confirm that Bergdahl was administratively discharged from the USCG prior to his enlistment to the U.S. Army,” the spokesman said.
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That’s what I always heard.
Escape is a very good probability now that you mention it. But he cannot escape from himself, which he may have figured out by now. Or not.
Yeah, yeah we are Puddle Pirates. You say that now but when your little dinghy is sinking in 6 foot swells. Who are gonna call? Hint: Not the Navy.
My eight-year old grandson is very excited about wanting to join the Coast Guard when he is old enough. He loves watching those shows on The Weather Channel and dreams about helping people with search and rescue like that.
He wanted to cut off a harbor seal’s face and wear it as a mask.
This article supports they theory that he has problems:
Plus, notice the finger nail polish in the ballet photo.
Yes one branch to another.
“I am the lone wolf of deadly nothingness,” is definitely teenage angst written in a flowery hand. With nail polish.
Perhaps his Talibuddies helped him figure out which side of the nothingness he belongs on.
Glad to hear it.
If complete hands-on is what he wants then Rescue Swimmer is the answer.
Very strong swimming skills are vital, as is great overall fitness of mind and body.
Plus now Coasties can go through Navy Seal training. First two graduated in 2010.
The. Coast Guard is an honorable way to serve our Nation.
“Plus, notice the finger nail polish in the ballet photo.”
I don’t think he was gay. I believe he just wanted people to think he might be.
Ha!!
Or apply for the Coast Guard Academy. Very hard to get into, but of course worth it.
Coast Guard? Where the closest ocean to where they live?
“The Coast Guard IS the military.”
Have not read down-thread, but the CC is not daily in the military. It is technically ‘military’ but it is aligned under the DHS.
In time of war, can be aligned under the US Navy.
1790: Revenue-Marine (later renamed Revenue Cutter Service) created within the Treasury Department
1915: Revenue Cutter Service combines with the U.S. Lifesaving Service (est. 1848) to create the Coast Guard
1939: U.S. Lighthouse Service (est. 1789) added
1946: Steamboat Inspection Service (est. 1838) added
1967: Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation
2003: Coast Guard transferred to Department of Homeland Security
http://www.uscg.mil/top/missions/
“Sadly, the military does not care about lifestyles anymore and that attracts some whackos.”
Homosexuals?
The Legion is actually pretty choosy.
Bowe’s sister Sky Julia, 31, lives in Hailey, Idaho with her husband Michael Albrecht
26-year-old Monica Jean Lee from Boise, Idaho Bergdahl’s former girlfriend
“He said he wanted her to go with her life, and not feel like she had to wait. No one knew how long he would be held for”
http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/breaking-news/monica-lee-sgt-bowe-bergdahls-girlfriend/
As the Coast Guards website says, they are the military, one of the 5 armed services
The U.S. Coast Guard is one of the five armed forces of the United States and the only military organization within the Department of Homeland Security. Since 1790 the Coast Guard has safeguarded our Nation's maritime interests and environment around the world. The Coast Guard is an adaptable, responsive military force of maritime professionals whose broad legal authorities, capable assets, geographic diversity and expansive partnerships provide a persistent presence along our rivers, in the ports, littoral regions and on the high seas. Coast Guard presence and impact is local, regional, national and international. These attributes make the Coast Guard a unique instrument of maritime safety, security and environmental stewardship.
“the CC is not daily in the military”
It is aligned under DHS.
In time of war, under the Navy.
Thank you for taking up the Coast Guard cause! My oldest daughter is a Gunner’s Mate, and the second intends to enlist when she turns 18 (unless she really gets sold on Maine Maritime Academy ;-).
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