--- description: Bergdahl wants to get out of the Army after the investigation into his disappearance ends title: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Plans to Go to College After Investigation image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt100f11259cde7286/6986a0283bc99961ae1a4f87/bowe-bergdahl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Military](/tag/military/) ## Military Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Plans to Do After Investigation Ends by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2014 1:22 PM CUT  Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl preparing to be interviewed by Army investigators in Aug. 2014. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl preparing to be interviewed by Army investigators in Aug. 2014.Eugene R. Fidell—AP by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2014 1:22 PM CUT Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl [plans to pursue a college education](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bowe-bergdahl-plans-to-leave-army-go-to-college-lawyer-says/ "undefined") after the investigation into his disappearance in Afghanistan is completed, his lawyer said Tuesday. The army sergeant who was held prisoner for almost five years by the Taliban feels like he is in a holding pattern and wants to get on with his life, Bergdahl’s attorney Gene Fidell told CBS News. Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, the Army investigator assigned with establishing the facts behind Bergdahl’s disappearance from a military post in Afghanistan in 2009, has said he will likely submit his report in September, later than anticipated. “If it’s not soup yet, it’s not soup, and the only person who can make that determination is Major General Dahl,” Fidell told CBS. Several soldiers have accused Bergdahl of abandoning his post before he was captured by the Taliban, which could result in desertion charges. \[[_CBS_](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bowe-bergdahl-plans-to-leave-army-go-to-college-lawyer-says/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3148283/sgt-bowe-bergdahl-college/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3148283/sgt-bowe-bergdahl-college/"},"headline":"Here's What Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Plans to Do After Investigation Ends","datePublished":"2014-08-20T13:22:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:45:47.735Z","description":"Army sergeant wants to leave the military and go to college","url":"https://time.com/3148283/sgt-bowe-bergdahl-college/","keywords":["Military"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt100f11259cde7286/6986a0283bc99961ae1a4f87/bowe-bergdahl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt100f11259cde7286/6986a0283bc99961ae1a4f87/bowe-bergdahl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"APTOPIX Bergdahl","caption":"Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl preparing to be interviewed by Army investigators in Aug. 2014.","creditText":"Eugene R. Fidell—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/military/","name":"Military"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3148283/sgt-bowe-bergdahl-college/","name":"Here's What Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Plans to Do After Investigation Ends"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Army Launches Bowe Bergdahl Probe","description":"Army Launches Bowe Bergdahl Probe","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/Fww601Rd/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-16T18:58:19.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Fww601Rd.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3148283/sgt-bowe-bergdahl-college/","duration":"PT1M28S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3148283/sgt-bowe-bergdahl-college/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```