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Arjay81

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I has been reported that Bergdahl is finally going to trial after * years of delays.

What do you think the outcome will be and if found guilty, what should the punishment be?
 
His punishment should be going up to the family members of all the soldiers that died searching for his AWOL ass and tell them that he is pleading guilty, and that he is copping out of a death penalty. And that he will be able to sleep in a bed, eat three hot meals a day, and once his prison sentence is over his loved ones will be able to see him because men far braver than him died looking for him. The best punishment I can ever imagine for a coward who abandoned his post which caused people that called him a "brother" to die because Bergdahl was too cowardly to look for help.
 
Arjay81 said:
I has been reported that Bergdahl is finally going to trial after * years of delays.

What do you think the outcome will be and if found guilty, what should the punishment be?
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Life in the federal prison at Ft Leavenworth.
 
CMPancake said:
His punishment should be going up to the family members of all the soldiers that died searching for his AWOL ass and tell them that he is pleading guilty, and that he is copping out of a death penalty. And that he will be able to sleep in a bed, eat three hot meals a day, and once his prison sentence is over his loved ones will be able to see him because men far braver than him died looking for him. The best punishment I can ever imagine for a coward who abandoned his post which caused people that called him a "brother" to die because Bergdahl was too cowardly to look for help.
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Did people die searching for him? That changes things for me big time. I initially posted this:

The military justice system can run very slowly.

Let me preface that I am not familiar with all the details of the case, just the big picture story. My guess is he will be found guilty of something akin to desertion. I would normally be in favor of a sentence like 3 years or so. But in this case, unless some more nefarious motives are revealed, I wouldn't give him jail time. I only say that because he basically already served a sentence for his actions.

Give him a dishonorable discharge and show him the door.
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I deleted it when I saw your post. If people died searching for him that changes things for me.
 
To me, Bergdahl represents the worst in American life. He should at the least get a life sentence, have repay the wages he has received waiting for trial and publicly state that Obama made a huge mistake in the deal that returned him to the last eight years of luxury.

They say no jury trial but if I had a vote, he is guilty of all charges along with contributing to the death of those who gave their lives searching for him.
 
My guess is that he might get a bad conduct discharge.But he may not even get that.Trump's comments won't get him a tough sentence.Wait and see.
 
shrubnose said:
My guess is that he might get a bad conduct discharge.But he may not even get that.Trump's comments won't get him a tough sentence.Wait and see.
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He will be judged on his cowardly conduct by a military tribunal, not on public statements.
 
Arjay81 said:
I has been reported that Bergdahl is finally going to trial after * years of delays.

What do you think the outcome will be and if found guilty, what should the punishment be?
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He is expected to plead guilty of desertion and misbehavior. There’s twenty years possible in that misbehavior plea. Five for desertion, if I remember correctly.

APNewsBreak: Guilty plea expected from Bergdahl; no trial - ABC News

Edit...its a possible life sentence for misbehavior. Here’s a quote from the article

The decision by the 31-year-old Idaho native leaves open whether he will return to captivity for years — this time in a U.S. prison — or receive a lesser sentence that reflects the time the Taliban held him under brutal conditions. He says he had been caged, kept in darkness, beaten and chained to a bed.
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Skeptic Bob said:
Did people die searching for him? That changes things for me big time. I initially posted this:

I deleted it when I saw your post. If people died searching for him that changes things for me.
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"Did Six Soldiers Really Die Looking for Bergdahl? Not Quite": | National Review
 
nota bene said:
"Did Six Soldiers Really Die Looking for Bergdahl? Not Quite": | National Review
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==Does it matter if it were 6 or 1? The point is his actions endangered members of his unit needlessly and he should pay a heavy price for his cowardly actions.
 
As a retired E-8 Vietnam combat vet, anyone who goes awol in a combat theater should face a minimum of 20 years hard labor. But sadly today there is no such thing as hard labor in prison.
 
I just read where it is speculated that this piece of cowardly trash has cut a deal to serve no time, just receiving loss of pay and discharge.

If this is indeed the ccase, he better watch his butt around any combat veteran.
 
Old Sarge said:
As a retired E-8 Vietnam combat vet, anyone who goes awol in a combat theater should face a minimum of 20 years hard labor. But sadly today there is no such thing as hard labor in prison.
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Ft Leavenworth and Ft Riley are far from a picnic.
 
Old Sarge said:
==Does it matter if it were 6 or 1? The point is his actions endangered members of his unit needlessly and he should pay a heavy price for his cowardly actions.
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I agree with you that Bergdahl should pay a heavy price; nevertheless, there really is a difference between endangered and dead.
 
Very true but compared to the standards of the 50's and 60's they are country clubs. Why not bring back chain gangs? As far as this old guy is concerned prison should be for punishment not rehabilitation.
 
Very true but would you like to be the one injured because of a coward?
 
Current news is that this coward will plead guilty ()10/16/17) in court.

Sure hope that there is no deal cut for a lighter punishment.

I additionally think that an inquiry into the role Obama played in this whole debacle should be investigated. Did he hamper the investigation, lie about the incident, or is he just that stupid?
 
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