In the statement released Monday, the U.S. Army announced that it would recommend that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl be prosecuted via general court-martial for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

The last time it was up to the Army to recommend a trial or punishment for a military member involved in an enormous scandal, it decided to pass. Lucky you, former Gen. David Petraeus.

The military branch is much less forgiving when it comes to Bergdahl, the soldier who walked away from his post in 2009 and spent five years in Taliban custody. Since finally returning home, Bergdahl has twiddled his thumbs in limbo as the military slowly decided what to charge him with, whether or not he should go to jail and how much he is allowed to reveal to the producers of ‘Serial.’  While he has already been thoroughly tried in the court of public opinion, an official court-martial was not forthcoming.

Proceedings dragged for months while the military conducted a lengthy Article 32 investigation to determine if there was enough evidence to warrant a court-martial. Army prosecutors interviewed his former colleagues, his commanding officers and his family. They spent hours speaking to Bergdahl, parsing out what motivated him to abandon his post and travel on foot through enemy territory.

Finally, nine months after he was first charged, Bergdahl will be definitely be brought to court. He will be arraigned at a hearing in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The date of that hearing has yet to be announced.