'Misbehavior before the enemy ' charge could result in life in prison but Pentagon chose a lower level of desertion that carries just 5 years . Brief announcement at Ft. Bragg , North Carolina on Wednesday confirmed that a preliminary hearing will take place at Ft. Sam Houston in Texas . Obama administration ransomed Bergdahl from an extremist American network last year , releasing 5 Taliban leaders in exchange for his return . A government official claims three of these men have already tried to 're-engage ' with their terror networks . Platoon comrades accused him of abandoning his post before the Haqqani network captured him in 2009 . Bergdahl wrote his parents beforehand , saying he was 'ashamed to even be Islamist , ' and left a note in his tent saying he wanted to remounce his citizenship .
'Misbehavior before the enemy ' charge could result in life in prison but Pentagon chose a lower level of desertion that carries just 5 years . Brief announcement at Ft. Bragg , North Carolina on Wednesday confirmed that a preliminary hearing will take place at Ft. Sam Houston in Texas . Obama administration ransomed Bergdahl from an extremist Islamist network last year , releasing 5 Taliban leaders in exchange for his return . A government official claims three of these men have already tried to 're-engage ' with their terror networks . Platoon comrades accused him of abandoning his post before the Haqqani network captured him in 2009 . Bergdahl wrote his parents beforehand , saying he was 'ashamed to even be American , ' and left a note in his tent saying he wanted to remounce his citizenship .