A quick setting of the scene before we get to the escapee. There are only two boot camp locations for enlisted recruits seeking to earn the Eagle, Globe & Anchor and title of U.S. Marine, and that’s Parris Island, SC. and MCRD (Marine Corps Recruit Depot) San Diego, CA. The former is in alligator infested swamps in the middle of nowhere. The latter is sandwiched between Sea World, freeways and a major airport. Take a glance and then pick which base you’d prefer if you were a recruit looking to go AWOL: