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Army To Decide If Deserter Bergdahl Is Entitles To $300K In Back Pay
by Tammy on November 9, 2017It would be freaking madness if this happens. He pleaded GUILTY to desertion and misbehavior in front of the enemy. No, you don’t get back pay. Via Fox News. The U.S. Army is set to decide whether Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl is entitled to as much as $300,000 in back pay and other benefits he amassed during his captivity with the Taliban. Bergdahl, 31, was captured by the Taliban in 2009 after he walked off base while in Afghanistan. He was given a dishonorable discharge and he was demoted from sergeant to private in a court decision earlier this month but spared prison. President Trump called the ruling a “complete and total disgrace.” Captive soldiers normally receive special compensation worth around...