desertion

He is on trial on charges of desertion, and is one of many.

The action hinges largely on disappointments, betrayals, desertions that already happened, an offscreen past often referred to but never shown.

Soldiers are underpaid, under-equipped and often have poor morale, with desertion having long been an issue.

The Franklin Institute acquired the plane in 1933, when Bergdoll was living as a fugitive in Germany, to which he had fled after his conviction for desertion.

He plans to enter a guilty plea to five charges, including desertion and assault, as part of a plea deal.