Daylight savings time - have you ever showed up late?

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 15:27:13 -0400

Just a reminder for those in the good ole US of A, if you didn't set your clocks, you are late for work tomorrow.

An easy way to remember which way the time is changed: you spring forward (in the spring you set clocks ahead by an hour = what was 1700 is now 1800) and fall back (in the fall you set clocks back an hour = what was 1700 would be 1600).

Have you ever forgotten to change the clock and missed PT on Monday morning? If so, what corrective training were you given?

http://www.whendoesthetimechange.com/2015.php

When Does the Time Change in 2015?

When does the time change in fall 2015? When do the clocks change in Spring 2015?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2015 5:47 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:47:32 -0400

The first Daylight Savings Time when I [PV2] was in my first unit, I was using an analog clock because my phone never woke me up. I woke up, did my normal routine, and headed to the office for a quick twenty minutes of work before formation. After five minutes in the office, the Operations NCO comes in and asks why I'm not doing PT. For some reason, my phone wasn't set to auto-update, and I hadn't checked the computer time. I told him my story, jumped up with the intent to go find the company, and he simply stopped me and told me to just go get ready for work. I spent the rest of the week coming in at 0530. Funny part is that I enjoyed my work because I was still building the Commo shop. It was more inconvenience to my First Line than myself. I'm sure he knew that, especially since I came in earlier than that and sometimes earlier than him. I think the Ops NCO directed that "punishment."

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Mar 8 at 2015 6:00 PM

CPT Zachary Brooks — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 18:00:42 -0400

Do we still have a reason for this? I know the reasons for initially initiating this, but it feels like something that is out dated in today's 24/7 society.

Wish we could get rid of this so we could reduce some of the negative side effects:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/ [login to see] /daylight-saving-linked-to-heart-attack-increase-030815/

Daylight saving linked to heart attack increase - Redorbit

While you set your clock forward an hour, make sure you also take care of your heart, as studies show that people tend to have more heart attacks on the Monday after Spring daylight saving time.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2015 7:44 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 19:44:03 -0400

I heard the funniest thing with relation to this today. A soldier that I converse with often was supposed to pull guard. His team leader woke him up and told him that he was late. In shock he woke up and got ready to go to guard. When he got there no one else was there. He was actually early. His team leader didn't realize that DST isn't all over. Where we are deployed to it isn't used. But his team leader didn't know that. So he lost an hour of sleep. He just let it slide. I thought it was hilarious.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Mar 8 at 2015 7:51 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 19:51:24 -0400

Never on Daylight savings time, but....

I have gone back to the barracks after work, and taken a quick nap. In the winter, when it get's dark early, I've woken up a couple hours later at like 19:15 thinking "oh #%$^#^%" with no one else around, and thinking I'm screwed. Slam my boots, cammies on, and run over to the BN HQ (which is like 300 ft away) only to find out I slept for 2 hours not 14.