Since Lee was only 17 he could not legaly enlist in the Marines. Lee’s older brother Robert singed the legal documents as Lees guardian granting him the permission. Oswalds primary training in the Marine Corps was under the category of radar operations. This field requires a special level of clearance from a higher authority. A document from May of 1957 stated that he was “granted final clearance to handle classified matter up to and including confidential matter after careful check of local record had disclosed no derogatory data.” Like all marines before and after Lee, he had been tested in the shooting category and scored and outstanding 212. He scored just barely high enough to become a sharpshooter. Over the course of his time while serving in the Marine Corps he was court-marshalled three times. His first offence was because he accidentally shot himself in the elbow with an unauthorized.22 caliber pistol. His second offence was because he started a fight with one of his sergeants who he believed had a role in his punishment. After his second offence he was sentenced to serve a short time in a prison. He was also demoted from Private First Class to Private. The reason behind him being court-marshalled the third time was because he fired his weapon into the jungle one night while he was on patrol. On September 11, 1959, Oswald was granted the permission to leave on behalf of his mother needed his care. Oswald was placed on reserves. Lee later moved to Russia where he met his wife Marina. After getting married they moved back to the United States in the Dallas Fort Worth area. (Wikipedia,
Since Lee was only 17 he could not legaly enlist in the Marines. Lee’s older brother Robert singed the legal documents as Lees guardian granting him the permission. Oswalds primary training in the Marine Corps was under the category of radar operations. This field requires a special level of clearance from a higher authority. A document from May of 1957 stated that he was “granted final clearance to handle classified matter up to and including confidential matter after careful check of local record had disclosed no derogatory data.” Like all marines before and after Lee, he had been tested in the shooting category and scored and outstanding 212. He scored just barely high enough to become a sharpshooter. Over the course of his time while serving in the Marine Corps he was court-marshalled three times. His first offence was because he accidentally shot himself in the elbow with an unauthorized.22 caliber pistol. His second offence was because he started a fight with one of his sergeants who he believed had a role in his punishment. After his second offence he was sentenced to serve a short time in a prison. He was also demoted from Private First Class to Private. The reason behind him being court-marshalled the third time was because he fired his weapon into the jungle one night while he was on patrol. On September 11, 1959, Oswald was granted the permission to leave on behalf of his mother needed his care. Oswald was placed on reserves. Lee later moved to Russia where he met his wife Marina. After getting married they moved back to the United States in the Dallas Fort Worth area. (Wikipedia,