SGT Ben Keen 149441 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know I'm beating a dead horse here and we are still without most of the facts, but on Sunday morning, I was talking to one of my friends who is a Veteran and of course our conversation turned to Bergdahl and the trade and everything. Now Dennis served during the Cold War so we have a good time sharing different points of view and one thing that came up was, is this whole mess a failure in his leadership?<br /><br />Think of this for a minute. A Soldier walks up to his NCO Support Channel asking questions about what would happen if he left with his sensitive items. Is seen mailing his stuff home in several boxes not yet half way through the deployment. Is making statements about "walking off" before and during the deployment and yet at least from the outside, it appears that no one with his chain of responsibility and/or chain of command did anything to reduce the possibility of Bergdahl doing what he did. <br /><br />Is there anything that the leadership could have done short of putting eyes on Bergdahl 24x7? If a Soldier walked up to you saying what he said, what would do you? Can you see other Soldiers having the same idea during their next deployment? If Bergdahl is brought up on charges after the investigation, should his NCO Support Channel and Chain of Command be held responsible for not taking steps to reduce the possibility of him leaving the camp? 2014-06-10T02:21:50-04:00 SGT Ben Keen 149441

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know I'm beating a dead horse here and we are still without most of the facts, but on Sunday morning, I was talking to one of my friends who is a Veteran and of course our conversation turned to Bergdahl and the trade and everything. Now Dennis served during the Cold War so we have a good time sharing different points of view and one thing that came up was, is this whole mess a failure in his leadership?<br /><br />Think of this for a minute. A Soldier walks up to his NCO Support Channel asking questions about what would happen if he left with his sensitive items. Is seen mailing his stuff home in several boxes not yet half way through the deployment. Is making statements about "walking off" before and during the deployment and yet at least from the outside, it appears that no one with his chain of responsibility and/or chain of command did anything to reduce the possibility of Bergdahl doing what he did. <br /><br />Is there anything that the leadership could have done short of putting eyes on Bergdahl 24x7? If a Soldier walked up to you saying what he said, what would do you? Can you see other Soldiers having the same idea during their next deployment? If Bergdahl is brought up on charges after the investigation, should his NCO Support Channel and Chain of Command be held responsible for not taking steps to reduce the possibility of him leaving the camp?

2014-06-10T02:21:50-04:00 2014-06-10T02:21:50-04:00 1LT Private RallyPoint Member 149455

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>SGT Keen. You may have hit this dead horse where it matters most. Warmest, Sandy

2014-06-10T03:28:52-04:00 2014-06-10T03:28:52-04:00 SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member 576990

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Very interesting points and as well all know...all problems can be solved though leadership. Your point that it may have been avoided is not lost.

2015-04-07T12:43:31-04:00 2015-04-07T12:43:31-04:00 MSG Brad Sand 583822

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why short of short of putting eyes on Bergdahl 24x7? We put people under those types of watch all the time...well maybe not 'all the time' but it is done...and especially when they are saying something suicidal or that will endanger others lives and this seemed to reach that level?

2015-04-10T12:30:50-04:00 2015-04-10T12:30:50-04:00 Capt Jeff S. 1167231

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A failure in every sense of the word. Failure by his parents for raising a total loser. Failure by seniors to identify him as a problem child and boot him out of the Army. Failure on his own part to be the NCO and leader he was promoted to be. Speaking of which... How the hell did a nut-cake like him make Sgt?!!

2015-12-11T00:59:31-05:00 2015-12-11T00:59:31-05:00 2014-06-10T02:21:50-04:00