{"id":58952,"date":"2015-03-28T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=58952"},"modified":"2015-03-27T17:53:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T21:53:52","slug":"oh-well-then","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=58952","title":{"rendered":"Oh, well, then…"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNN<\/a> is reporting that Bowe Bergdahl told Army investigators that he left his forward operating base unarmed, after he sent his personal possessions home, to report malfeasance in his unit;<\/p>\n

Bergdahl was planning to report what he believed to be problems with “order and discipline” in his unit, a senior Defense official tells CNN. A second official says Bergdahl had “concerns about leadership issues at his base.”<\/p>\n

This information is part of the report presented to General Mark Milley who this week decided to charge Bergdahl with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. This information outlines what could be a key part of Bergdahl’s defense, which the army is already aware of.<\/p>\n

Both officials declined to be identified because of the legal proceedings against Berghahl, but both have direct knowledge of the information outlined in the report. “This was a kid who had leadership concerns on his mind,” the second official said. “He wasn’t fed up, he wasn’t planning to desert.”<\/p>\n

What Bergdahl’s concerns were, and whether they are relevant to the case of desertion the Army is trying to make will be a matter for military authorities to decide. “I can’t tell you if his concerns were valid, but in his mind they were,” the official said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, well, sure, that sounds perfectly reasonable to me. If I was a stank ass hippie with no understanding what it’s like to be in a forward operating base in the middle of Indian country. The statement continues that it was never his intention to desert, but rather walk, using the wilderness skills from his childhood to make his way across the desert to a place somewhere out there that he could confront a general about leadership problems that the young PFC felt were confounding the mission of his unit.<\/p>\n

Of course, anyone who has ever been a PFC in the Army knows how ridiculous that whole scenario sounds. There’s nothing about how far was the next base with a flag officer on it, but I’m sure it was more than an evening stroll away. He also knew that his actions, if indeed true, would send his unit out looking for him and put them in danger. His intent here is irrelevant, he left left his place of duty while involved in combat operations. Only a stank ass hippie lawyer would see this excuse as mitigating circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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