Keep in mind, one doesn’t ‘check out’ of the Marine Corps.
Officials also say it appears Laurean has sent letters back to his wife in North Carolina.
The Associated Press reports at least 1 of the letters was postmarked from Houston.
http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=7690843&nav=2FH5
Court documents filed this week by the FBI state Laurean, 21, told members of his Marine Corps unit he would flee to Mexico if it appeared he would be found guilty of rape. Laurean’s wife also told authorities she believed he would head to Mexico if he was in trouble.
“We strongly suspect, but have not confirmed, that Laurean may be in Mexico,” FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said in Washington. “We have a strong working relationship with law enforcement partners in Mexico and we’re working with them to locate and apprehend
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLAxQfkotgyOSgs3LXmXYW6hy6PgD8U771T80
***Keep in mind, one doesn’t ‘check out’ of the Marine Corps.***
Interesting comment - because that *note* that Maria supposedly wrote - indicated that was precisely what she had in mind. But, if Maria was the child of a Military pilot and knew the protocol it would be more likely that she would have just asked for medical leave, to continue benefits, salary, child care and save her career.
I also thought it strange she would write *I couldn’t take this Marine life* (past tense) rather than *I cannot take*. It’s as if she had already checked out.