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* ''Death Squad'' from ComicBook/{{Battle}} is about a five-man German "punishment squad" on the Eastern front, including a dyed-in-the-wool Nazi who was drummed out of the SS for insulting a superior officer, a fesh-faced kleptomaniac looter, and a con artist always looking to make a deal.
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* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': All the soldiers of the Zirr Empire who were defeated by the First Family are cashiered, demoted and reassigned to crap work. Since they're brainwashed, they accept this as failure for not doing their all to serve their empire.
-->'''Zir:''' This was our system. This was our way. We do as the priestlords say. And the priestlords ''lie'' to us. And good people break and are punished for failing, rather than blame those who created the situation in the first place.
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* ''ComicBook/USAvengers:'' Among the inhabitants of Kral, a dumping ground for Skrulls who are too obsessed with Earth culture, are two leftover Power Skrulls from ''Secret Invasion''. This becomes bad news for the locals, as when one LoonyFan stages a takeover it means he's got two superpowered goons at his disposal.
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* ''Bigfoot & Gray On the Run'': According to what they're first seen talking about in their introduction, Daye and Knight are on their mission to capture Bigfoot and Gray because of an assignment they were given at the FBO's headquarters as punishment for doing [[NoodleIncident an unexplained discrepancy]] referred to as "the incident" before. By the time they find the titular duo, Knight remarks to Daye that catching them will allow the agents to rebuild their reputation at the headquarters.

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* ''Bigfoot & Gray On the Run'': ''ComicBook/BigfootAndGrayOnTheRun'': According to what they're first seen talking about in their introduction, Daye and Knight are on their mission to capture Bigfoot and Gray because of an assignment they were given at the FBO's headquarters as punishment for doing [[NoodleIncident an unexplained discrepancy]] referred to as "the incident" before. By the time they find the titular duo, Knight remarks to Daye that catching them will allow the agents to rebuild their reputation at the headquarters.

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* ''Bigfoot & Gray On the Run'': According to what they're first seen talking about in their introduction, Daye and Knight are on their mission to capture Bigfoot and Gray because of an assignment they were given at the FBO's headquarters as punishment for doing [[NoodleIncident an unexplained discrepancy]] referred to as "the incident" before. By the time they find the titular duo, Knight remarks to Daye that catching them will allow the agents to rebuild their reputation at the headquarters.
-->'''Knight:''' You nitwit! This mission isn't a perk, it's more like a punishment!
-->'''Daye:''' Do you think it had anything to do with the incident?
-->'''Knight:''' ''(gives Daye a DopeSlap)'' How many times have I told you not to mention the incident? Of course it's because of the incident! Why do you think that we're on this wild goose chase?
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* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': In the ''Scrapnik Island'' miniseries, due to the fact that [[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Mecha Knuckles]]' evil coding was unchangeable, the most E-117 Sigma could do was assign him to guard the [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Scrambled Egg Carrier]], which nobody goes into unless absolutely necessary, just so that he doesn't cause any harm to anyone else on Scrapnik Island.
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* ''ComicBook/VadersQuest'': [[BrokenAce After drunkenly crashing an X-Wing and being unable to work with Luke Skywalker]] due to being a GreenEyedMonster, Rebel Alliance ace Jal Te Gniev is reassigned to be a recruiter on an unimportant planet. He makes no effort to carry out his duties and just drinks and insults the Rebellion until his big mouth endangers Luke, and he then has a shot at redemption.
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** The one shot SpinOff ''Wynter'' has a literal example, with Judge Wynter being assigned to patrol the Antarctic Wastes as punishment due to him being a CowboyCop.
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** Everyone sent to The Pit during [=McGruder's=] second reign as Chief Judge.

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** Everyone sent to The Pit during [=McGruder's=] second reign as Chief Judge. Dredd ends up as Sector Chief temporarily in order to change this.
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* Stillwell threatens two of his subordinates with this in one issue of ''ComicBook/TheBoys'', threatening to ship them off to Tasmania for slacking off. Subverted slightly as he then admits they don't have an office there, implying he'd either have them killed or just abandon them in another country with no way to get home.
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** The very first book (''Asterix the Gaul'') ends with Caesar learning that the centurion of Compendium had plotted to overthrow him after getting the gaul's magical potion. He then decides to send him and his men to "Outer Mongolia, I hear there's a barbarian rebellion there".

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** The very first book (''Asterix the Gaul'') ends with Caesar learning that the centurion of Compendium had plotted to overthrow him after getting the gaul's Gauls' magical potion. He then decides to send him and his men to "Outer Mongolia, I hear there's a barbarian rebellion there".
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* In one of the books of the ''Hilo'' series, the commander of the Army base threatens some of his guys with this if they don’t find Hilo, who to them is a mysterious kid flying around like a meteor and fighting giant robots with his laser-shooting hands.
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* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': After the wifebeating incident Jan wanted to resign from the Ultimates and move to a SHIELD research post in Dusseldorf. Fortunately, it was just a project and nothing came out of it.
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** In the film ''Asterix vs Caesar'', a recently transferred in junior officer sends out a patrol, in which he captures Chief Vitalstatistix's niece Panacea and her fiancé. Said officer thinks that this action will help force the Gauls into capitulation. The commander thinks that it will just provoke them into leveling the camp. He promptly transfers the young officer to a distant outpost in the Sahara, shortly before the Gauls arrive.

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** In the film ''Asterix vs Caesar'', Courtingdisastus appears again, none the wiser, as a recently transferred in junior officer who sends out a patrol, in which he captures Chief Vitalstatistix's niece Panacea and her fiancé. Said officer thinks that this action will help force the Gauls into capitulation. The commander thinks that it will just provoke them into leveling the camp. He promptly transfers the young officer to a distant outpost in the Sahara, shortly before the Gauls arrive.
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* In a recent issue of ''[[ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative Avengers: The Initiative]]'', VillainWithGoodPublicity ComicBook/NormanOsborn reassigns superhero Gravity to the worst possible place in the America superhero initiative...his home state of Wisconsin, where he will take command of the joke team the Great Lakes Avengers.

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* In a recent issue of ''[[ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative Avengers: The Initiative]]'', VillainWithGoodPublicity ComicBook/NormanOsborn reassigns superhero Gravity to the worst possible place in the America superhero initiative...his home state of Wisconsin, where he will take command of the joke team the Great Lakes Avengers.
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* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', assignment to Toxo-Viper duty in Cobra is a punishment for major offense. Since Toxo-Vipers work with hazardous materials and the suits aren't entirely airtight as a cost-saving measure (earning them the nickname "Leaky Suit Brigade"), anyine who receives the punishment quickly learns the error of their ways.

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* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', assignment to Toxo-Viper duty in Cobra is a punishment for major offense. offenses. Since Toxo-Vipers work with hazardous materials and the suits aren't entirely airtight as a cost-saving measure (earning them the nickname "Leaky Suit Brigade"), anyine anyone who receives the punishment quickly learns the error of their ways.



** In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'' comics, washouts from the Joe training program would be transferred to Thule, Greenland or Fez, Morocco. Whether this was to stop them talking about details of the training or to dissuade those who were unsuitable from applying in the first place isn't clear. Although given just how ''epically'' it sucks to be assigned to Thule, it was likely the latter. Even so, one trainee fell to his knees and ''begged'' for Thule rather than watch the 6 hour driving safety video a third time.

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** In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'' comics, washouts from the Joe training program would be transferred to Thule, Greenland or Fez, Morocco. Whether this was to stop them talking about details of the training or to dissuade those who were unsuitable from applying in the first place isn't clear. Although given just how ''epically'' it sucks to be assigned to Thule, it was likely the latter. Even so, one trainee fell to his knees and ''begged'' for Thule rather than [[TrainingFromHell watch the 6 hour driving safety video a third time.time]].
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** In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'' comics, washouts from the Joe training program would be transferred to Thule, Greenland or Fez, Morocco. Whether this was to stop them talking about details of the training or to dissuade those who were unsuitable from applying in the first place isn't clear. Although given just how ''epically'' it sucks to be assigned to Thule, it was likely the latter.

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** In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'' comics, washouts from the Joe training program would be transferred to Thule, Greenland or Fez, Morocco. Whether this was to stop them talking about details of the training or to dissuade those who were unsuitable from applying in the first place isn't clear. Although given just how ''epically'' it sucks to be assigned to Thule, it was likely the latter. Even so, one trainee fell to his knees and ''begged'' for Thule rather than watch the 6 hour driving safety video a third time.
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* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', assignment to Toxo-Viper duty in Cobra is a punishment for poor performance. Since Toxo-Vipers work with hazardous materials and the suits aren't airtight as a cost-saving measure (earning them the nickname "Leaky Suit Brigade"), anyone who receives the punishment is unlikely to slack off or screw up again.
** Also, dropouts from the normal Viper program are sent to the desert as Desert Scorpions. Desert Scorpions who mess up are naturally put on Toxo-Viper duty.

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* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', assignment to Toxo-Viper duty in Cobra is a punishment for poor performance. major offense. Since Toxo-Vipers work with hazardous materials and the suits aren't entirely airtight as a cost-saving measure (earning them the nickname "Leaky Suit Brigade"), anyone anyine who receives the punishment is unlikely to slack off or screw up again.
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quickly learns the normal Viper program error of their ways.
** Slackers and minor troublemakers
are sent to the desert as Desert Scorpions. Scorpions, with the promise of reinstatement to their original Viper corps if they survive (operative word: ''survive'') a year without causing any issues. Desert Scorpions who mess up are naturally put on fight hard because they know they're just one screw-up away from Toxo-Viper duty.
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* ComicBook/IronMan: When the FBI still wants to charge Tony Stark with resisting arrest, FBI agent Neil Stretch and Nick Fury argue about it again. Neil Stretch is transferred to the Alaska field office as a result.
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* In ''ComicBook/GIJoe'', assignment to Toxo-Viper duty in Cobra is a punishment for poor performance. Since Toxo-Vipers work with hazardous materials and the suits aren't airtight as a cost-saving measure (earning them the nickname "Leaky Suit Brigade"), anyone who receives the punishment is unlikely to slack off or screw up again.

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* In ''ComicBook/GIJoe'', ''Franchise/GIJoe'', assignment to Toxo-Viper duty in Cobra is a punishment for poor performance. Since Toxo-Vipers work with hazardous materials and the suits aren't airtight as a cost-saving measure (earning them the nickname "Leaky Suit Brigade"), anyone who receives the punishment is unlikely to slack off or screw up again.

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