[Persevero]

“Crap. They didn’t see him walk off base...???”

They weren’t eyewitnesses to his leaving. We don’t know why he left.

He could have been a deserter. Drunk. Looking for fun. Up to no good. Exploring. Cracked. On a mission. Making a mistake of some kind. Kidnapped. Tricked.

I don’t know. And no one saw him go.

[Osage Orange]

You appear to have some skin in the game here...it's clearly apparent.

So be it....

You are actually writing and talking like the WH press secretary.....