{"id":34393,"date":"2017-11-08T22:33:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T22:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/08\/army-to-determine-if-bergdahl-is-owed-back-pay-for-his-time-in-captivity\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:33:47","slug":"army-to-determine-if-bergdahl-is-owed-back-pay-for-his-time-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/11\/08\/army-to-determine-if-bergdahl-is-owed-back-pay-for-his-time-in-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Army to determine if Bergdahl is owed back pay for his time in captivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl came home in 2014, he was potentially entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay that accumulated over five years while he was in Taliban captivity in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bergdahl was captured after walking off base on June 30, 2009, while deployed to Paktika province with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. He pleaded guilty in October to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. On Nov. 3, a military judge ruled Bergdahl would not serve any jail time but be dishonorably discharged from the Army and reduced in rank to private.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/10\/16\/the-latest-bergdahl-pleads-guilty-to-desertion-misbehavior\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635937961409516871-bergdahl-martjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion, misbehavior<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told a military judge he\u2019s pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the moment he was captured, Bergdahl became eligible for extra pays available to captive troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total, along with his basic and deployment pay, he could be entitled to more than $300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Army has not calculated that pay yet, a G-1 spokesman told Army Times, because the legal proceedings since his homecoming in 2014 have put that in limbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBased upon the results of trial, the Army is reviewing Sgt. Bergdahl\u2019s pay and allowances,\u201d Lt. Col. Randy Taylor told Army Times. \u201cHis final pay and allowances will be determined in accordance with DoD policy and Army regulation.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those policies and regulations require the Army to wait for Gen. Robert Abrams, the commander of Army Forces Command and the convening authority in this case, to approve the sentence that was handed down to Bergdahl, an Army official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2017\/11\/03\/bergdahl-sentence-dishonorable-discharge-no-prison-time\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635882865913731263-january-13-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Bergdahl sentence: Dishonorable discharge, no prison time<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The judge also reduced Bergdahl&#039;s rank to private and said he must forfeit pay equal to $1,000 per month for 10 months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Abrams accepts Bergdahl\u2019s sentence, the official said, the service can begin the long process of determining how much money Bergdahl earned in the past eight or so years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy understanding is there has to be an administrative determination of his duty status at each point, from the time he was captured until now,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department marked Bergdahl as \u201cDuty Status-Whereabouts Unknown\u201d on June 30, 2009, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2014\/06\/04\/bergdahl-could-receive-300k-in-retroactive-pay.html\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\">Military.com<\/a> reported in 2014. Three days later, he was switched to \u201cMissing-Captured,\u201d when a Taliban propaganda video showed him alive and detained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army will use that timeline to determine his pay. Ordinarily, the official said, a soldier who has been marked missing or captured would be entitled to back pay upon return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Bergdahl, who has been assigned to a desk job since his return and drawing commensurate pay, may not be considered a prisoner of war after pleading guilty to desertion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn order to figure out what he\u2019s owed, you\u2019re basically going to have to start from that point of captivity,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end, the official added, Bergdahl may be entitled to his accumulated basic pay while in captivity but not the Basic Allowance for Housing, Basic Allowance for Subsistence and per diem given to prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, he added, it may turn out that Bergdahl \u201cowes us,\u201d if it\u2019s determined he should not be paid for his time in captivity, or that he has been overpaid since his return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reached for comment, Eugene Fidell, Bergdahl\u2019s attorney, said the defense team\u2019s focus has turned to preparing the case for an appeal. He declined to elaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are currently identifying the issues we will be pursuing,\u201d Fidell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An appeal would put off the Army\u2019s pay and benefits determination, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fidell declined to comment on the back pay situation, or on a report by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2017\/11\/03\/bowe-bergdahl-sentenced-for-desertion\/828440001\/\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" aria-describedby=\"popover386767\"> USA Today<\/a> that he believed Bergdahl should receive the Prisoner of War Medal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Sgt. 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