During the course of Dahl's inquiry, Bergdahl told investigators that he left his position in June 2009 to report on "misconduct in his unit" and that he had intended to return quickly.
In deren Verlauf sagte Bergdahl aus, er habe seine Stellung im Juni 2009 verlassen, um über „Fehlverhalten in seiner Einheit“ zu berichten, und dass er vorgehabt habe, schnell zurückzukehren.