I suspect the weapons wear issued to him, they probably actually belong to Uncle Sam.
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I wonder how that works. From what I recall, a Marine doesn’t get to check weapons out of the armory just because he wants to.
It’s not like the library ? /s You’re right, I wasn’t thinking correctly and I was confused by the “reported missing “ . If they were his, who would report them as missing ? Then again, reported missing isn’t the same as reported stolen. At any rate the guy is on his way back and didn’t do any overly stupid besides the Unauthorized Absence. That will more than likely cost him some money.