Several of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s former colleagues claimed that he abandoned his unit and his post on June 30th, 2009 leaving behind his weapon and body armor. Several hundred regular and Special forces troops joined the search for the missing private; a search during which at least six Americans were killed. Six soldiers and possibly more known to have been lost looking for an alleged deserter, but the Pentagon is too cowardly to admit it as the search has often been added to non-related missions. The early cover story of Bergdahl’s disappearance suggested he was captured when he fell behind on patrol. But this fable was soon refuted by Bergdahl’s fellow soldiers who were there the night he left his post.
Nearly five years later Bergdahl was traded for five high-level Taliban terrorists held in Guantanamo. The trade was done illegally, without notifying congress. The Taliban lost their favorite propaganda tool. Though a captive, Bergdahl shouldn’t have been considered a prisoner of war because he was captured/surrendered while violating the UCMJ.
Bergdahl was promoted twice and was eligible for a third automatic promotion. After nearly two weeks of recovery at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, Bergdahl was moved to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. At no time was he allowed to talk to the press before being assigned to desk duty at Fort Sam Houston.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bergdahl; taliban
UCMJ ART. 85. Desertion
(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently;
(2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or
(3) without being regularly separated from one of the armed forces enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another on of the armed forces without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated, or enters any foreign armed service except when authorized by the United States; is guilty of desertion.
(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently;
(2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or
(3) without being regularly separated from one of the armed forces enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another on of the armed forces without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated, or enters any foreign armed service except when authorized by the United States; is guilty of desertion.
- (b) Any commissioned officer of the armed forces who, after tender of his resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his post or proper duties without leave and with intent to remain away therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.
- (c) Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.
