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* ''Fanfic/ARESTheGodsOfWar'': {{Downplayed|Trope}} in that he's still in a field position, but due to [[Franchise/{{Halo John-117]] getting a promotion to Commander after joining [[VideoGame/GoddessOfVictoryNikke the Ark]], he shown to be saddled with helping the existing [[PlayerCharacter Commander Aloysha Harris]] run the Outpost, including quite a bit of paperwork. [[spoiler:Kelly]] actually ribs him over it.

* This is how Light Yagami spends most of his time across the arc of ''Manga/DeathNote''. He spends almost a year dealing with L, and six months dealing with Mello and Near, and in between he sits at a desk pretending to be L and misleading the Kira taskforce for ''five years''. Even when the rest of them go off to blow shit up, Light's still at his desk. VictoryIsBoring. Not counting his [[TheVamp undercover]] [[EvilIsSexy investigation]] with Takada, the first time we see him get out is the final confrontation with Near. [[spoiler:[[DeathIsDramatic It doesn't go well]].]]

* The model for Sir Joseph in Theater/HMSPinafore was widely believed to be [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Smith_(1825-1891) William Henry Smith]] a bookseller turned [=MP=] who became First Lord of the Admiralty despite having never been to sea, with possibly a dash of his predecessor [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Childers Hugh Childers]], a widely disliked First Lord who ''also'' had no sea experience and is best known for authorizing the building of
HMS ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Captain_(1869) Captain]]'' over the very loud protests of more experienced naval officers who could tell at a glance it was [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Warship]].

* The model for Sir Joseph in Theater/HMSPinafore was widely believed to be [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Smith_(1825-1891) William Henry Smith]] a bookseller turned [=MP=] who became First Lord of the Admiralty despite having never been to sea, with possibly a dash of his predecessor [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Childers Hugh Childers]], a widely disliked First Lord who ''also'' had no sea experience and is best known for authorizing the building of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Captain_(1869)]] over the very loud protests of more experienced naval officers who could tell at a glance it was [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Warship]].

* The model for Sir Joseph in Theater/HMSPinafore was widely believed to be [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Smith_(1825%E2%80%931891) William Henry Smith]], First Lord of the Admiralty despite lacking any naval experience.

A character in the military, police, or other action-oriented field who has been promoted to the rank of inaction or whose career path is oriented towards bureaucratic support of the boots on the ground. The character may only rarely be seen by the camera, since his or her job is BoringButPractical: to make operations in the field run smooth, rather than engage in flashy heroics.

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Has nothing to do with DrivingADesk.