Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held for five years by an Islamic insurgent group in Afghanistan before the controversial barter that brought him freedom, was discharged from the Coast Guard two years before joining the Army, The Washington Post reports.

The Post said it obtained a copy of Bergdahl's records from a Bergdahl friend, Kim Harrison, who received them from the Army after Bergdahl was taken prisoner in 2009.

According to the records, Bergdahl received an "uncharacterized discharge" from the Coast Guard after 26 days of basic training in 2006. Such discharges, according to Coast Guard regulations, involve separation for those who serve less than 180 days. The Post said a Coast Guard representative provided no further information on Berghdahl's discharge.

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