{"id":58913,"date":"2015-03-25T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T18:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=58913"},"modified":"2015-03-25T16:16:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T20:16:59","slug":"lawyer-bergdahl-to-be-charged-with-desertion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=58913","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer: Bergdahl to be charged with desertion"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNN<\/a> reports that Bowe Bergdahl’s lawyer told CNN that he will be charged with desertion and “misbehavior” whatever that means;<\/p>\n

UPDATE 2:08 p.m. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, according to Bergdahl’s attorney and a Congressional source.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 1:52 p.m. – The U.S. military said Wednesday that it will make an announcement on the Bergdahl case at 3:30 EDT from Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n

It’s been nearly a year since Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returned to the United States as part of a prisoner exchange and since the Army began a formal investigation into his disappearance from his unit. Yet the Army still hasn’t made public its findings and, with them, what discipline — if any — Bergdahl will face for leaving his base in eastern Afghanistan in June 2009.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That begs the question; WTF has taken so long to charge him? At least we’ll finally get the answers that the American public deserves. Depending on how long it takes to get him to trial.<\/p>\n

ADDED:<\/strong> From the Washington Post<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Article 85, desertion, applies to a service member who \u201cquits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service.\u201d The maximum sentence for those convicted is death, although no soldier has faced that punishment since 1944, when Pvt. Eddie Slovik was executed by a firing squad after running away from combat duty in France.<\/p>\n

Article 99, misbehavior before the enemy, applies to a service member who has run away in the face of the enemy, abandoned his unit, cast aside his weapon or ammunition or willfully failed \u201cto do his utmost to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels, aircraft, or any other thing, which it is his duty so to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The New York Times<\/a> thinks they should just discharge him, that’s severe enough;<\/p>\n

Military officials had a range of options on how to deal with Sergeant Berdgahl, from declaring him innocent of any wrongdoing to being charged with being absent without leave \u2014 AWOL \u2014 to charging him with desertion, the most serious charge Sergeant Bergdahl faced.<\/p>\n

But it still remains uncertain whether Sergeant Bergdahl will be court-martialed, the Defense official said.<\/p>\n

Another question is whether the Army will give Sergeant Bergdahl an honorable discharge if he is found guilty of desertion. For members of the military, an honorable discharge is no small matter, and not getting one can not only hinders a veteran\u2019s job prospects, but also weigh on the entirety of how a service member looks back on his or her career.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Fox News, because you need more blondes in your life;<\/p>\n