Bergdahl had multiple options, both inside and outside the military, to report any perceived unit problems.  Even contacting his congressman, or immediate "whistleblowing".  Heck, although not allowable, people might even have understood if he had called up the press.  But no.  People report perceived problems all the time.  However, he is the ONLY soldier out of milllions of US servicemen in the last 40 years, to make the choice to desert in combat, and misbehave in front of the enemy.  This is in no possible fathomable way acceptable, much less with "honor and distinction", for military behavior, reporting perceived problems, or anything else.