Bowe Bergdahl Could Receive $300,000 In Back Pay

Bowe Bergdahl is a disgrace. He’s a deserter. He’s a traitor. He pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. He doesn’t have to deal with any jail time, and that burns me up inside. He gets to go on his merry little way, as if he did nothing wrong. Dishonorable discharge and a fine. That’s his punishment.

It gets worse (for us. Better for him). He might be entitled to $300,000 in back pay.

The US Army is set to make a decision on whether disgraced former soldier Bowe Bergdahl is entitled to nearly $300,000 in compensation and other benefits he accumulated while in enemy captivity.

Yep. Even though he– you know– deserted his post, misbehaved before the enemy and put his fellow Americans in danger.

Soldiers held in captivity usually receive special compensation worth around $150,000, according to The Army Times.

Captive soldiers also earn other benefits like hostile-fire pay in addition to their regular compensation that they continue to amass while in captivity.

Bergdahl’s conviction, however, has complicated the Army’s review on the matter and whether he’s entitled to compensation.

‘My understanding is there has to be an administrative determination of his duty status at each point, from the time he was captured until now,’ one unidentified military official told the Army Times.

‘In order to figure out what he’s owed, you’re basically going to have to start from that point of captivity.’

This all makes me sick. There are men and women putting their lives on the line, and this traitor POS could be entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It’s also possible that Bergdahl may owe money to the Army if the review determines that he should not be compensated for his time in captivity and was overpaid since his return, according to the official.

GOOD. Let’s hope that’s the case here.

‘Based upon the results of trial, the Army is reviewing Sgt. Bergdahl’s pay and allowances,’ Lt. Col. Randy Taylor told the Times. ‘His final pay and allowances will be determined in accordance with DoD policy and Army regulation.’

A spokesperson for the Army told Daily Mail Online that ‘no timeframe has been established as to when a decision will be made regarding… Bergdahl’s final pay and allowances.’

Once again, thanks Obama. Stellar trade.

h/t Daily Mail