Here is something much worse. I was a career military man, and have seen literally hundreds of men and women in uniform frantically run into buildings when the first note of Retreat was heard. They did this to avoid having to stand at attention and salute while the flag was being lowered at the end of the duty day. Many of them received a tongue lashing from yours truly. In one case, a repeat offender ended up with some non-judicial punishment for conduct unbecoming an NCO.
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