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I have to wonder, would he be forgoing this trial had Hillary won? My gut says "no". Love him or hate him, Trump's generals today are focused on things other than political correctness. Clinton would still have them chasing their tails, and I cannot imagine General Mattis would be SecDef.
Under Clinton, Bergdahl would have eventually walked.
Disagree. Remember all that 'undue command influence' stuff people were screaming about when President Obama talked about getting rid of sexual harrassers in the military? If the defense team thought executive influence was a factor it would have worked in their favor - as it would be a reason to throw out any verdict or have a mistrial declared.
I hear that train a-comin...
Disagree.Disagree. Remember all that 'undue command influence' stuff people were screaming about when President Obama talked about getting rid of sexual harrassers in the military? If the defense team thought executive influence was a factor it would have worked in their favor - as it would be a reason to throw out any verdict or have a mistrial declared.
We can only hope. That and BCD, rank reduced to E-1, and loss of CIB and POW medal.He loses all VA/DoD bennies,
Goddamn I'd love to be the dogface ripping those Sgt stripes off of his uniform...CIB and that POW ribbon too, that son of a bitch hasn't earned either one.
I doubt they send him to prison, they will give him time served (from his time being held), reduction, dishonorable and let him keep his VA benefits. Who wants to make a bet? At best he gets 10 years, serves 3 and disappears, well until the book comes out.
I mean he earned his CIB earlier in that deployment
Being aware of the source and not completely sure what the actual up- to- date regulations are, I do take this with a grain of salt.
Your awards and badges can be revoked for misconduct
But I would certainly consider desertion a form of misconduct.
I mean he earned his CIB earlier in that deployment. They were certainly in combat and he was an infantryman.
Meeting the criteria for the badge is not the same as earning it.
I truly understand the sentiment of what you are saying, but unfortunately, in today's environment...they are one and the same....
Not really. Some get it without meeting the criteria and some don't.