The Associated Press Thursday, January 9, 2003; 12:38 PM Preparing for possible war against Iraq, the Marine Corps has taken the unusual step of stopping all Marines from leaving the service for the coming 12 months, officials said Thursday. The decision was announced to all Marines in an internal message Tuesday from Gen. James Jones, the Marine Corps commandant. He said it applies to active-duty as well as reserve Marines and is effective Jan. 15 through Jan. 31, 2004. The last time the Marines took this action, known as "stop-loss," was during the buildup to the 1991 Gulf War, said...