A ten thousand word apology... it is in every way, absolutely, ridiculous. I know you that you could probably care less about this essay or an apology in general. Well, at least I would not, however that is simply the kind of person that I am. Unfortunately I failed to appear for my CQ shift on Saturday, the nineteenth of April of the year 2008. However I regret to inform you that it was not fault of my own that was the cause of this incident, when I read the CQ roster it stated that I was to report on Sunday, the twentieth of April of the year 2008. So just to inform you before I get to far into depth on my deep feelings of regret for not appearing on Saturday, the nineteenth of April of the year 2008, it is obviously not my incompetence but the utter idiocracy of another wonderful soldier that caused this mishap. Which of course I must suffer the consequences of their mistake. So as you can probably tell by now, if I am guilty of any form of irresponsibility, it is simply for failing to have my phone with me at all times and being within hearing distance, in order to receive the phone call that would have informed me of this mistake before it was too late to recover from it. However, this was a simple mistake that could have been made by even the most responsible of soldiers and I have most definitely learned this lesson the difficult way. I fully expect and accept my punishment in this case, however I would be lying between my teeth if I were to admit that I understand it or that I think it is fair. In other words I may bend over to accept the ass raping with no lube or reach around, but I will not welcome it. I guess you could say the cold hard truth of the matter is that this is a prime example of the Army way of life and the infantry specifically right? As many in the infantry may state, shit rolls down hill right? As tough as this reality may be we must all learn to accept it and I guess I am thankful that I am learning this lesson early in my military...