Being "sent to Alaska" is really just a saying that the organization is super-super-super pissed at you, and desires to send you to the crappiest location (job)

Being "sent to Alaska" is really just a saying that the organization is super-super-super pissed at you, and desires to send you to the crappiest location (job) possible in an effort to make you leave the organization. EG: He fucked up so bad, he will be manning a remote radar station in Alaska for the rest of his military career.