How NOT to impress your boss...

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<p>Do something so offensive (whether you think it is or not) that causes your boss, your boss’s boss and everyone UP the chain of command to the highest level to publicly apologize for something YOU did.</p>

<p>Bosses tend to remember this kind of stuff. :(</p>

<p>Rule of thumb…try not to embarrass your boss or the organization. :wink: </p>

<p>*BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and promised prosecution of a U.S. soldier accused of using a copy of the Koran for target practice, Iraq’s government said on Tuesday.</p>

<p>It said in a statement Bush had tendered a personal apology in a telephone call with Maliki.</p>

<p>U.S. military commanders in Iraq had already apologized to Iraqi leaders after a copy of the Muslim holy book was found riddled with more than 10 bullet holes at a shooting range near Baghdad on May 11.</p>

<p>The soldier accused of carrying out the shooting has been disciplined and ordered out of Iraq. The U.S. military has not said whether he will face a court martial.</p>

<p>“The American president apologized on behalf of the United States … promising to present the soldier to the courts,” the Iraqi cabinet said.*</p>

<p>See: [Bush</a> apologizes to Iraqi PM over Koran shooting - Yahoo! News](<a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080520/ts_nm/iraq_bush_apology_dc_1]Bush”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080520/ts_nm/iraq_bush_apology_dc_1)</p>

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<p>Goodness. What an idiot that soldier is.</p>

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<p>He should have at least waited til he got home! Or maybe he saw this as his ticket out of Iraq?</p>

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<p>hops_scout: You probably have something there! You don’t have to shoot yourself in the foot literally to get out of a warzone.</p>

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<p>At home, his action would be protected by the First Amendment, just like a flag burning. He may be subject to a court martial, though, since he did it over there.</p>

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<p>oooooooh =P</p>

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<p>I could hardly believe that story when I read it. A soldier does something extraordinarily idiotic, and everyone else needs to apologize on his behalf. Maybe I missed it, but I still haven’t seen him apologize, though I did read a quote from him saying that he didn’t know it was the Koran (yeah right).</p>

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<p>I don’t believe soldiers can exercise their rights the same way while under the UCMJ as opposed to being in the US and a civilian, especially in a deployed condition.</p>

<p>To get out, he could have just said he was gay. What he did could get other soldiers hurt or killed.</p>

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<p>“I don’t believe soldiers can exercise their rights the same way”</p>

<p>That’s correct. You temporarily trade in some of your 1st Amendment rights when you enlist. Soldiers certainly could be, and would be, disciplined for burning an American flag on a base back home.</p>

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<p>why are gay people not allowed to join the army again?</p>

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<p>Hate to be technical, but gay people are allowed to join the army–they just aren’t allowed to say/indicate that they are.</p>

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<p>the gay rights movement resembles the civil rights movement alot. one day we’ll just kick ourselves for being so stupid =P</p>

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<p>So they don’t get their @$$ beat</p>

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<p>Trust me, I feel the same abortion abortion:slavery</p>

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<p>10 char</p>

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<p>Actually, the real issue was probably more an aggressive (this is a good thing for a warrior) soldier than someone bucking for an early discharge. He’s been trained to fight and is probably at a high level of readiness, stress and boredom. </p>

<p>Such perhaps shows one problem of using soldiers as police officers, or in a nation-building role.</p>