five years is a seemingingly endless long time. but you've made it. >> and at that news conference, bowe bergdahl's father, baseball, says his son's rehabilitation and recovery in germany may prove to be delicate and difficult. >> yeah. and as ed tell us it may take some time. >> reporter: bowe bergdahl's parent have not had the chance yet to speak with their son who is in germany getting medical treatment there. they say it is all by design. that they have a handpicked team of specialists that will help him with the reintegration process back in to civilian and normal life in the united states. this is, they acknowledge, a process that will be a long and arduous task for them. and they say -- they likened it to a scuba deeper going deep into the ocean, and if you come up too fast, it could kill the scuba diver. they say that is exactly why they're being slow and methodical in the process of