I got lost going to the outhouse...
Now, Old Ben is just a lowly civilian puke -- but I'm guessing this is NOT how it's done the US Army.
He deserted which proves intent.
Disturbing circumstances? I wonder if they will claim he was gay and mistreated.
I’m trying to imagine some guy who leaves his gun at his bunk....walks out of camp...and aims to hitch-hike or walk to the nearest “other” post where he can report his Sarge, his commander and the others for some issue.
Maybe you could do something like this at Fort Hood, and hitch-hike to Fort Lewis (a 40 day hike), and you’d survive.
If this is his defense...he’s screwed. I’d go for the crazy-like-a-nut case and just say PTSD hit me and I just wasn’t myself.
The minute he put down the gun and left camp....he was screwed up as far as I’m concerned.
Someone in the Army is sucking up for a promotion.
allegedly showing lax discipline. One sergeant was demoted and three others reassigned.
And five died looking for the a-hole.Execute him
What a load of crap, do they really think people - besides useful idiots- will buy that?
Did he request to see an Inspector General?
Yes, that would have been noticed by his superiors, but deserting in a combat zone will really get you noticed by your superiors.
This is a baloney defense.
It would have been way easier to request to see an Inspector General. And I guarantee you, Bergdahl knew that.
Make that a MEGA-BARF
I suppose he also didn’t intend to leave a note in his tent saying that he was leaving to start a new life.
“Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was not intending to desert his post in Afghanistan but instead wanted to walk to the nearest U.S. military post to report concerns about his unit, according to an Army report seen by U.S. officials.”
To quote the cat-like alien Kirha from the novel False Colors: “This is all, how do you say, ‘the warmed leavings of a male cow.’”
I would really like to see that report. It might recount what Bergdahl told its writers rather than stating the writers’ conclusion was Berdahl went hiking off to contact the general. Indeed, the writers might have recounted Bergdahl’s story and gone on to debunk it.
I give him credit for a vivid imagination.
He’d say anything now. Absolutely anything.
Defense was stupid not to take a deal.
ok..bear with me..I never served in the military..but if bergdahl is telling the truth..wouldn’t he be in a heap of trouble if he did make it to another post to “report unruly behavior” to some “other officer”? Wouldn’t the “other officer” ask bergdahl if he were AWOL? Wouldn’t the “other officer” quickly call bergdahl’s base so that they won’t risk soldiers lives by going out to look for him?
wuss
Right, he was just going from one base to another, which is why he left his gun, bullet proof vest, and all his survival gear at the base. Because if I were going to go walk-about in a war zone through enemy territory, I would definitely want to make sure all my military gear remained safely back at base where it couldn’t fall into enemy hands. It’s not like I might actually need it or anything. Please...
the administration has ordered a propaganda offensive.