Quantico, Va. ? Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, the Marine who disappeared in Iraq and turned up in Lebanon three weeks later, will remain at Quantico Marine base until he is deemed fit to return to duty, a spokesman said Thursday.

Hassoun arrived here Thursday from Germany, where he had undergone six days of evaluation in a U.S. military hospital.

Lt. Col. David Lapan, a Marine Corps spokesman, said Hassoun would continue to undergo a “repatriation” process until the military support team that is monitoring his recovery decides he is ready to go back to work. His home station is Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lapan said the process could take months. He has not been accused of any offense, although the Marines said after he disappeared June 20 in Iraq that he was an “unauthorized absence.”

Hassoun has asserted that he was abducted from his base in Iraq. He was not made available at Quantico for questions from reporters.