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MILITARY COMMANDER TO DECIDED POTENTIAL BOWE BERGDAHL PUNISHMENT
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| 12/22/2014
| LUIS MARTINEZ
Posted on 12/22/2014 4:27:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The Army has forwarded the results of its investigation of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance to a four-star general who will decide if any disciplinary action is warranted.
The general could decide on a number of possible outcomes, ranging from no further action to a possible court martial for the soldier held by the Taliban for five years after he left his post eastern Afghanistan.
"After a thorough investigation and a comprehensive legal review, the investigation concerning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been forwarded to a General Courts Martial Convening Authority, Gen. Mark Milley, commanding general of Forces Command," the Army said in a statement today.
"Gen. Milley will determine appropriate action -- which ranges from no further action to convening a court martial." The statement added that no further comments about the report and its findings would be made "while disciplinary decisions are pending before commanders."
U.S. Forces Command spokesperson Paul Boyce confirmed that Milley had received the report today.
"The commander will review carefully the Army's facts and findings to determine impartially any appropriate next steps and possible actions," Boyce said. "Given the need to thoroughly review the Army's comprehensive report, we can't speculate on the estimated timing of any possible next steps or actions."
Being Absent Without Leave (AWOL) and desertion are both violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and commanders can determine potential disciplinary outcomes that can include counseling, a reprimand, non-judicial punishment or a court martial.
Bergdahl could also face the possibility of losing out on some of the hundreds of thousands of dollars of back-pay he had earned during his captivity. Bergdahl was held by the Taliban for five years after he disappeared from his unit's outpost in eastern Afghanistan on June 30, 2009.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: army; bergdahl; bergdahlreport; bowebergdahl; courtmartial; coverup; cultureofcorruption; deserter; gitmo; lookasquirrel; movealong; nothingtoseehere; obamaforeignpolicy; obamagotbergdahl; obamalegacy; photoops; waronterror; wot
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To: SeekAndFind
Make him liven in the White Hut for the next two years.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:29:02 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: SeekAndFind
Is this before or after Obama purges the ranks....oh, wait...
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:29:19 PM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:30:13 PM PST
by
Bon mots
(American Exceptionalism becomes American Acceptionalism under this regime... :()
To: SeekAndFind
Send the traitor back to the Taliban.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:30:18 PM PST
by
AFreeBird
To: SeekAndFind
Promotion to E-9 or W-1, I imagine.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:30:24 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:30:42 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Merry CHRISTmas!!)
To: SeekAndFind
Who is going to make the 'decided' to take gammar lessons?
(yes, that is the actual headline)
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:31:21 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village (and an AK 47 to defend it).)
To: AFreeBird
He will probably get 30 days community service.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:31:23 PM PST
by
notaliberal
(St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
To: Michael.SF.
It was a typo and I simply copied and paste it.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:32:11 PM PST
by
SeekAndFind
(If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
To: SeekAndFind
Gen. Mark Milley: “Oh, $hit, why me?”
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:32:29 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Merry CHRISTmas!!)
To: SeekAndFind
Oh BS. Our emperor president Jug Ears has already decided what will be done!
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:32:33 PM PST
by
subterfuge
(Minnesota: the laughingstock of the nation - for lots of reasons!)
To: SeekAndFind
The Army has forwarded the results of its investigation of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance to a four-star general who will decide if any disciplinary action is warranted.I think these 4 star generals are there to do Obama's bidding, so I think this is over and done with, or the general could face an IRS audit.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:33:11 PM PST
by
Mark17
(So gracious and tender was He. I claimed Him that day as my savior, this stranger of Galilee)
To: SeekAndFind
Life making big rocks into little ones sounds good to me. ;-)
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:33:20 PM PST
by
doc1019
To: SeekAndFind
If this General’s decision displeases our Agitator-In-Chief I hope he's prepared for a quick retirement in lieu of a court-martial.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:33:56 PM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
To: Mark17
RE: The Army has forwarded the results of its investigation of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s disappearance to a four-star general
And who is the Commander in Chief? <— THAT is the all important question.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:34:32 PM PST
by
SeekAndFind
(If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
To: SeekAndFind
Hagel is not in the chain of command for potential punishments, but Army Secretary John McHugh had offered him a briefing as a courtesy.Translation---0bama filtering info so he won't be embarrassed by the WH fiasco with Bergdahl's parents.
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:35:07 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin)
To: SeekAndFind
Hung, drawn, and quartered, the sentenced reduced to only drawing and quartering. We have to show a little compassion here.
To: Michael.SF.
Who is going to make the 'decided' to take gammar lessons?Author: LUIS MARTINEZ
Why do you hate Hispanics? :-)
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:36:34 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Merry CHRISTmas!!)
To: SeekAndFind
The mistake was the headline writer's, not yours. If it had been your typo, I would not have made a comment, as all of us make mistakes.
I just expect more from a person paid to write headlines.
Cheers!
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posted on
12/22/2014 4:37:27 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village (and an AK 47 to defend it).)
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