That doesn’t even make any sense. Not to mention, your platoon knows you deserted.
Via Reuters:
Accused U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years, said in a podcast launched on Thursday that he left his post in Afghanistan to draw attention to “leadership failure” in his unit.
Bergdahl’s first public comments since he was released by the Taliban in a prisoner swap that ignited a political firestorm are part of a series of interviews with filmmaker Mark Boal, writer of military-themed movies “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty.”
“What I was seeing from my first unit all the way up into Afghanistan, all I was seeing was leadership failure,” Bergdahl, an Army sergeant, said in the interview broadcast on “Serial,” a podcast series.
Comparing himself to the fictional rogue CIA agent Jason Bourne, Bergdahl said his motive in leaving his post in 2009 was to prompt a search that would result in answers to his concerns about military leadership. He said he expected to be imprisoned, but felt it was worth it.
“I felt that I would rather be in Leavenworth than standing over the bodies of guys in my platoon,” said Bergdahl, who conceded his actions were “stupid.”