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The author is in the military - I've read a fair few things by current and former service members and two of the most common themes are: - the disregard for he
by smcl 6y ago
The author is in the military - I've read a fair few things by current and former service members and two of the most common themes are:
- the disregard for health and wellbeing of each soldier
- being required to do nonsensical things that are counterproductive and likely compromise medium-to-long term goals of the outfit you're attached to
So I agree with what you said - there is very likely a way to schedule these shifts so that these problems do not occur. The Army has little interest in this though, their requirement is that the shifts need to be covered and they currently are so there is no problem.
edit: updated comment to be country agnostic
- postpawl 6y agoThe author says he’s in the ROK (republic of Korea) army: https://tyler.kim/army-review https://tyler.kim/army-review
- smcl 6y agoOH I should amend my post then! I suspect that this sort of stuff is international anyway
- pram 6y agoOne particular experience that stands out when I was in the Air Force was some Sergeant changing our physical training time from after work to 5:30AM. As in everyone commutes to the base and is in formation at that time. It was just sadistic torture essentially lol
- cosmodisk 6y agoThis is a good example of why I didn't want to join the army. I understand the importance of instilling order and readiness,but it can be done in many ways, not necessarily with 'just because I can'. I've heard countless examples like this, the worst being where some poor guys had to carry a cigarette butt on stretches for a few miles, then dig a massive pit and bury it.
- andrewem 6y agoThe United States Navy had serious problems with work demands causing sleep deprivation. Here’s a news story about a policy update they made: “The “Comprehensive Crew Endurance Management Policy,” signed off Dec. 11 by Naval Surface Force Pacific and Naval Surface Force Atlantic, is the first update to the joint instruction issued just months after two 2017 fatal at-sea collisions rocked the Navy.” Basically the crews were too tired to think clearly and crashed into things, causing damage and deaths on their ships. https://news.usni.org/2021/01/28/latest-surface-navy-sleep-policy-aims-for-better-rested-more-alert-healthier-crews https://news.usni.org/2021/01/28/latest-surface-navy-sleep-p...