Bowe Bergdahl Present At Calif. Pot Raid. Why is he even free to travel?

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:29:39 -0400

I'm sorry but I think it's time for a Conduct Unbecoming Charge... associating with people of an immoral character....

Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who was released in a prisoner exchange in Afghanistan for five Taliban detainees, wound up in the middle of a pot raid earlier this week in northern California.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/23/bowe-bergdahl-found-during-california-pot-raid-released-by-officials/

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 23 at 2015 9:30 PM

LTC Bink Romanick — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:30:55 -0400

He probably has PTSD

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 23 at 2015 9:40 PM

LTC Bink Romanick — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:40:20 -0400

It's my view that he should never have been in the army. But we were scraping during the surge. The army should try him and chapter him or whatever r

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2015 9:41 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:41:58 -0400

I'm really tired of hearing about this POS. when is his CM convening?

Response by SGT Neil Doty made Jul 23 at 2015 9:42 PM

SGT Neil Doty — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:42:34 -0400

Wasn't he found guilty of desertion

Response by SGT Neil Doty made Jul 23 at 2015 9:47 PM

SGT Neil Doty — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:47:23 -0400

Not soon enough

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Jul 23 at 2015 9:59 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:59:57 -0400

Enlisted don't actually have a "Conduct Unbecoming" (Art 133) Charge, and are usually hit with the General Article (Art 134) instead.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jul 23 at 2015 10:02 PM

COL Charles Williams — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:02:26 -0400

Hmmm... whatever happened to that joker?

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2015 10:08 PM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:08:23 -0400

Wait.. he still on active duty?!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2015 10:14 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:14:03 -0400

They need to just Court Martial this Oxygen Thief already. I'm sure he was just a victim of circumstance again!

Response by Sgt Ken Prescott made Jul 23 at 2015 10:23 PM

Sgt Ken Prescott — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:23:40 -0400

I'd hate to be known as the recruiter that signed this idiot up...

Response by TSgt David L. made Jul 23 at 2015 10:26 PM

TSgt David L. — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:26:13 -0400

Boy am I glad we got him back. America is a better place with him contributing to society...

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2015 11:01 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:01:52 -0400

How would you like to be whoever is getting to manage him? There are things to be thankful for and not being tasked with that is one of them. Why is he on leave? Isn't he charged with desertion and endangering the live of soldiers, misbehavior before enemy combatants, endangering the safety of command, unit or place...?

Response by SSG Izzy Abbass made Jul 23 at 2015 11:11 PM

SSG Izzy Abbass — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:11:29 -0400

I'm ready to not hear about him. At all.

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Jul 23 at 2015 11:24 PM

Maj Chris Nelson — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:24:57 -0400

Piss test him and add it to the list of charges.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 24 at 2015 12:08 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:08:52 -0400

At this juncture, all I can say is, those "in charge are CHOOSING to fail the troops and the folks".

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 24 at 2015 1:51 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:51:39 -0400

Why is that not a surprise?

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Jul 24 at 2015 7:29 AM

Cpl Jeff N. — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 07:29:26 -0400

Perhaps while he is in Northern California he could locate and close with the Golden Gate Bridge and allow it to get out from under him and save the Army a lot of future embarrassment.

Response by SGT David T. made Jul 24 at 2015 8:49 AM

SGT David T. — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 08:49:43 -0400

They let him go so there wasn't anything to prove he was doing anything wrong. I will keep my feelings about this guy to myself but regardless, he is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury of his peers. The burden of proof is on the state and absent that, he shouldn't be charged for that. The desertion charge, well lets just say I'll watch and eat popcorn.

Response by CSM David Heidke made Jul 24 at 2015 12:35 PM

CSM David Heidke — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:35:27 -0400

But the President said he was a hero?

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jul 24 at 2015 1:37 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:37:24 -0400

When was he released from the Military. Last I heard he was still in and on Administrative Hold. I am very leary of this report.

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Jul 24 at 2015 1:37 PM

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:37:48 -0400

CSM Michael J. Uhlig If I'm guessing right we have the same feeling about deserters and this particular situation. He deserves what every other soldier who has deserted in our military has received and nothing less. If he now has committed another crime then he should pay the price for that as well. I think this young man has received too many breaks as it is. Just my opinion.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 24 at 2015 1:39 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:39:00 -0400

CSM, you should see how many people in the state of Idaho (especially in Pocatello where there are A LOT of combat vets), that turned around and changed their positive opinion of this cat. Some people couldn't throw their "Release Bergdahl" button pins fast enough.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 24 at 2015 1:39 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:39:25 -0400

He deserves to be convicted of desertion and confined to Ft. Leavenworth for a long stretch. The odds of this administration enforcing the law in his case are minimal however; it won't even keep hardened terrorists in prison despite the damage they will do to us after being released.

How he "innocently" ended up on a pot farm while on leave is a question that needs to be investigated more fully, IMHO.

Response by SGT Bryon Sergent made Jul 24 at 2015 1:45 PM

SGT Bryon Sergent — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:45:21 -0400

F&*K no! Pardon my French!

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Jul 24 at 2015 1:45 PM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:45:53 -0400

According to the below report, he was there but somehow not involved. Not really sure what to make of that ...

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/07/24/report-bergdahl-caught-up-pot-raid-but-not-involved/30612733/

Bergdahl caught up in pot raid, but not involved

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was caught in the middle of a pot raid on Tuesday while he was on leave in California.

Response by SPC David S. made Jul 24 at 2015 1:48 PM

SPC David S. — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:48:16 -0400

Just waiting for the self medicating/PTSD plea -

Response by SPC(P) Jay Heenan made Jul 24 at 2015 1:49 PM

SPC(P) Jay Heenan — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:49:05 -0400

To bad he didn't get tased in the face! I thought he was charged already with desertion? If so, how is he on leave in California? I didn't think that was possible.

Response by SPC Tony Bucaro made Jul 24 at 2015 2:21 PM

SPC Tony Bucaro — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:21:17 -0400

I can't believe this POS is walking around free. I can't believe that MY ARMY hasn't locked him up yet. This is unreal. Has the Army truly changed that much since I got out in 1997?

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Jul 24 at 2015 2:21 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:21:34 -0400

I must be fortunate to never 'accidentally' be in the middle of drug stings, but not be involved. Get on with the trial PLEASE.

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Jul 24 at 2015 2:39 PM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:39:28 -0400

Hopefully the Military Justice system gets it right and he faces his charges deservingly.

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Jul 24 at 2015 8:21 PM

Sgt Kelli Mays — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 20:21:00 -0400

Still trying to figure out why we traded really really really bad people for one bad apple of our own.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jul 25 at 2015 12:10 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:10:52 -0400

Oh this is just TOO cute! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!

Response by Cpl Chris Rice made Jul 26 at 2015 12:17 AM

Cpl Chris Rice — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:17:16 -0400

Once again everybody on the site is going to get all excited and worked up, never realizing that most of the people who have been convicted of desertion in the military during the war on terror have not served prison time, or their sentence has been extremely light only a few months. Having spent five years in captivity there is no judge or jury that is going to sentence him to a lengthy prison sentence.

Also one of the disadvantages of our Congress utilizing authorizations for military force rather than declarations of war is that the United States has not been at war since World War II. This means that the maximum prison sentence he can expect is five years.

Response by SSgt Tara Bunke Meyers made Jul 26 at 2015 12:31 AM

SSgt Tara Bunke Meyers — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:31:26 -0400

When is his trial? He should be behind bars, not running around with potheads.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 13 at 2017 1:22 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 01:22:39 -0400

Didn't men die or get wounded when they were first searching for him?

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 13 at 2017 2:02 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 02:02:29 -0400

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member - I haven't been following this guy's career. I know he was accused of desertion and causing the deaths of a number of individuals sent out to search for him. What was the outcome of these allegations? Quite apart from his military criminal history - why is being present somewhere around a marijuana grower's site in california considered to be news of any kind. Fox has reported the police say he had nothing to do with the growing operation - where is the news story??? Warmest Regards, Sandy :)

Response by SSgt Boyd Herrst made Jul 13 at 2017 4:33 AM

SSgt Boyd Herrst — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 04:33:36 -0400

Whatever happened to "restriction to quarters" area ? He seems to have too much unrestricted freedom while awaiting his court martial. I see him in a pic where he saluted after apprehension. I read s'where prisoners aren't allowed the privilege of saluting.

Response by AN Christopher Crayne made Jul 13 at 2017 5:46 AM

AN Christopher Crayne — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 05:46:03 -0400

They are making investigations,writing new laws to do what it takes to pick him up and cover any future cases. They want to get him and anyone like him.