US Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl "looked good" and "saluted" his superiors upon arrival at a Texas Army base, military officials say.
Major General Joseph DiSalvo was among the small contingent of officers on hand to greet Sgt Bergdahl when he arrived in the US from Germany early on Friday.
The general said his encounter was brief, but said Sgt Bergdahl was in uniform, "looked good" and spoke English.
The soldier was freed on May 31 Sgt Bergdahl, who spent five years in captivity after being captured by Afghan Taliban forces in 2009, was immediately transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he will undergo further mental and physical evaluations.
It was initially thought the 28-year-old would be reunited with his family, but Army officials said at a news conference that his relatives from Idaho were not at the base in San Antonio.
Sgt Bergdahl will not receive an automatic Army promotion this month The decision to reunite with his parents will be left to Sgt Bergdahl, Colonel Bradley Poppen told reporters. He declined to comment further, citing the family's request for privacy.
Earlier, Sgt Bergdahl's family issued a statement saying that while they "are overjoyed that their son has returned to the United States, Mr and Mrs Bergdahl don't intend to make any travel plans public".
Gen DiSalvo said Sgt Bergdahl was in stable condition, and would continue to work daily with health professionals. He added that there was no set timeline on the soldier's reintegration.
Sgt Bergdahl was freed on May 31 after the Obama administration controversially agreed to release five Taliban leaders held at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The prisoner swap sparked a firestorm in Washington and even forced Sgt Bergdahl's hometown to cancel a planned homecoming.
Furthermore, the circumstances of Sgt Bergdahl's capture remain unclear, following allegations from fellow soldiers that he deserted his post in Afghanistan on the night of his capture.
The answers to those questions will be largely determine whether Sgt Bergdahl will be eligible to receive back pay owed to him since he disappeared.
If he was determined to have been a prisoner of war, he could also receive roughly another $300,000 or more, if recommended and approved by Army leaders.
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