The attorney representing army deserter Bowe Berghdal says that the officer who presided over his Article 32 hearing last month told him that his client will not face a full court martial, but rather a lower level court martial that will likely keep Bergdahl out of jail altogether. USA Today: The officer in charge of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's Article 32 preliminary hearing has recommended that the soldier accused of desertion avoid jail time for his actions, according to Bergdahl's civil defense attorney. Lt. Col. Mark Visger's report to Gen. Robert Abrams, the head of Army Forces Command who is in charge of the case, also will advise that the matter be decided at a special court-martial, lawyer Eugene Fidell told Army Timeson Saturday, confirming reports in other media outlets. Soldiers facing special courts-martial can receive no more than a year in jail and no worse than a bad-conduct discharge; punishments regarding hard labor...(Read Full Post)