Does anyone know the status of Bo Bergdahl's Court Martial?

2017-08-08T09:00:38-04:00

Response by LTC Marc King made Aug 8 at 2017 9:06 AM

2017-08-08T09:06:46-04:00

This guy can not just slip away! The CofS of the Army must continue to pursue this.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2017 1:46 PM

2017-08-08T13:46:15-04:00

Still awaiting trial. I believe it starts in October. I'm stationed at Bragg where the trial is going to be. I imagine once it starts, that side(area) will be off limits or controlled traffic lanes

Response by Cpl John Barker made Aug 8 at 2017 8:44 PM

2017-08-08T20:44:58-04:00

Gonna say 5 years max, 50-50 they give him "time served" for his captivity in Pakistan. Either way he's gonna get dishonorably discharged.

Response by CPT Daniel Cox made Feb 2 at 2020 8:16 PM

2020-02-02T20:16:26-05:00

Bergdahl was charged by General Court-Martial with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. On October 16, 2017, he entered a guilty plea before a military judge at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
On November 3, 2017, he was sentenced to be dishonorably discharged, reduced in rank to private and fined $1,000 per month from his pay for ten months, with no prison time. The fine and reduction in rank took effect immediately, while the discharge was stayed pending automatic appeal. He received no prison time. President Trump (earlier labeling Bergdahl a “dirty rotten traitor”) called the sentence “a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military.”
On June 5, 2018, Army Gen. Robert Abrams, head of U.S. Army Forces Command, approved the court-martial sentencing handed down last November.
On July 17, 2019, the Army Court of Criminal Appeals convened a three-judge panel to hear the case, and in a 2-1 ruling affirmed Bergdahl’s guilty plea and previous sentence — a reduction in rank to private, a $10,000 fine and a dishonorable discharge. President Trump's comments were instrumental in Bergdahl's appeal and the dissenting judge's decision. “We plan to take this to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces as soon as possible,” Eugene Fidell, a Yale Law School lecturer and former Coast Guard judge advocate who represented Bergdahl.