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> Knowing the U.S. military, rather than addressing the root cause of the issue (namely: the totally senseless cult of sleep deprivation in the armed forces I
by wdr1 12y ago
> Knowing the U.S. military, rather than addressing the root cause of the issue (namely: the totally senseless cult of sleep deprivation in the armed forces
I believe the root cause is that the military prepares for war, and in war you can't schedule breaks or nights of rest.
- jfoutz 12y agoThat really really depends on how well you prepare.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoWell but if you look at it from another angle, you can simplify your logistics if you can train soldiers to not need regular sleep breaks - and that is of value during war. If one is to believe Suvorov, the Soviets designed their logistics so that they didn't have to ship food and sleep bags to the front lines - soldiers were expected to fight three days without food or sleep, and then retreat to have few days of break with as much food and sleep as they wanted, while the next wave of well-fed and fully rested soldiers was sent in their place.