Can a Marine leave the US while on his 10 day leave after boot camp?
My brother is in the Marine Corp and will Graduate in Nov. from boot camp. He will miss his birthday while he is away. When he is on leave i was thinking of bringing him to Canada as a gift. Will he be allowed to leave and will he need a passport? He doesn't have a passport currently and I'm pretty sure he has no way to obtain one while in boot camp. Should I continue to plan the trip or think of something else? Please Help!
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He will have to get special permission from his command before leaving the country.. if not he may be seen as trying to flee. Also there are sooo many things that could happen while on vacation that could make him late coming back, and if that were to happen and command had no knowledge of him even being out of the country he would be reported AWOL, so I would just save alot of trouble..be safe.. and request if from his command.
Yes, it's a free country, isn't it? If not, then what's the point of having marines to defend our freedom?
He must have permission to leave the country from his command. When he is on leave they will need to know where he is. But is he getting out of boot camp or training for his MOS because I don't believe you get leave between boot camp and reporting for your training. Of course it's been a long time since I had to deal with basic training.
Sorry, You should plan something else. It would be highly doubtful he would get leave outside the US approved- in fact, he will have to provide an itinerary to his commander before any trips at all. They will also nix any plans for any risky activities including hang-gliding, mountain-climbing, etc. The reasons are pretty clear: the marines own your brother now for awhile. Congratulations to your brother on his graduation, it is an accomplishment to be proud of.
I believe for short leave you need to request permission for any unneccesary leave of the country. The passport will also be an issue. Anyhow, have a good time, and thank your brother for his continued service.
If his graduation is in November, He has not shipped out to Paris Island yet. He should ASK the recruiter tomorrow morning. Even if he was NOT in Recruit Training, he could not get a passport by Nov. I don't think passports are required to cross the US-Canada border by land.
Note: This question would fit better under "Military" than "Law & Ethics"
He's a Marine not a slave. He can go out of the country to Canada as long as his command approves it. The only trouble he might have is if the wanted to go to Cuba, Communist China, Syria, the middle east in general, etc.
And he does get about 10 days off after boot camp.
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