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Originally Posted by billethkid
Some of the medical crap being waved around is the same as using the insanity plea in criminal courts. A lawyer tactic.
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That's just not true. The diagnosis was made by an independent Army psychiatry board. Because of his psychological problems, Bergdahl washed out of Coast Guard basic training three years earlier, and had to obtain a waiver to join the Army. In addition, some of Bergdahl's fellow soldiers had warned senior officers that they were concerned about his mental health. The judge took this into account, since it is clear officials knew he was mentally unfit for combat. He never should have been allowed to serve.