Bowe Bergdahl gets dishonorable discharge, avoids prison time

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CNN
By Dakin Andone, Holly Yan and Nick Valencia
Updated 4:18 AM ET, Sat November 4, 2017


Fort Bragg, North Carolina (CNN)Bowe Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge from the US Army, but will avoid prison time for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after abandoning his outpost in Afghanistan in 2009, a military judge ruled Friday.


The judge ordered that Bergdahl's rank be reduced from sergeant to private. Additionally, Bergdahl will be required to pay a $1,000 fine from his salary for the next 10 months.
"Sgt. Bergdahl has looked forward to today for a long time," Eugene Fidell, Bergdahl's civilian attorney, said at a news conference after the proceedings.


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They're worried about him. That's why no prison time. A guy like that wouldn't survive in an "AMERICAN" prison.
(he seems to love being in a Taliban prison. I can only guess why. Not that there's anything wrong with that. If that's his thing then just do it.)


He's not a person that I would ever hope to meet. I think things would not be good for both of us.


His life is over. Where is he going to work? What is he going to do? I hear the carwash is hiring. But you better use a different name.

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They're worried about him. That's why no prison time. A guy like that wouldn't survive in an "AMERICAN" prison.
(he seems to love being in a Taliban prison. I can only guess why. Not that there's anything wrong with that. If that's his thing then just do it.)


He's not a person that I would ever hope to meet. I think things would not be good for both of us.


His life is over. Where is he going to work? What is he going to do? I hear the carwash is hiring. But you better use a different name.

At least prison would have been 'three hots and a cot.'

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At least prison would have been 'three hots and a cot.'

@dfwgator

I think they knew that. Sometimes the best punishment is just turning them out.
You have a Dishonorable, which means you have nothing. No benefits at all. If he shows up to the VA they will throw his ass out.

I'm good with it. If I was him, I would be scared as hell. He needs to go back to his Taliban buddies. At this point, that's the best shot he's got.

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Wouldn't it just be horrible if some tragic fatal accident happened to poor little Bowe, you never know he even commit suicide.