I am being told to go to PT by the command on only 4-5 hours of sleep. As a junior enlisted, how do I solve this problem?

You have a problem with your NCO's not your 1SG or Commander, The senior enlisted IE platoon, squad leaders and section NCO's, use the open door policy if your direct supervisor can't help. If you have been counseled monthly and if reflects that you have had no problems I see no point why a 1sg wouldn't fix the problem unless you have shitty leadership and chain of command.

So you can't sleep after PT, your shift don't start till 1600.

Go to PT and keep your mouth shut.

Your command isn’t the problem.

Go and do not he best you can. If you get lucky endorphin will kick in and you'll be wide awake all day. The best high you'll ever get.

Finish your enlistment and do the military a favor and get out!!!

I've been thinking through this and I realized that at age 60 I'm getting 4.5 to 5 hours of sleep per night. I get up at 0430 to run; work from 0800 to 1700 or 1800, hang out with my family, and get to sleep by 2300 or 0000. Every day. As a civilian. This is just to say that people function in 5 hours of sleep all the time. But, if I were 1SG, I'd have my section leader conduct PT at an appropriate time for my shift workers. In this case, PT for the section would be at around 1400.

I read this and almost, almost collapsed in tears! This situation is so incredibly cruel! Is so ........OH BULLSHIT! Yes your working in a nice clean hospital, good chow and comfy little bed I am sure. Its clear you are NOT a field medic! And I hope with what you wrote you never will be. First,I for one don't know how many times I rolled at 0500, laced boots and hit the parade ground, after 15 minutes of down time from an all night attempt to drink everyone else at the table under it. This after starting the day before at 0500. Granted, I was a lot younger than I am now, but point is it can be done, repeatedly. Also, I hope I can safely assume that your time has always been in CONUS. Or way far away from any combat situation. With what is disturbing you now, combat would have killed you. Or your Grunts would have, listening to you snivel. Cupcake, I don't know you. I am only drawing a conclusion from what you have stated. You really need to buck your ass up and get with the program. There will come a time in your life that you are gonna have to look back at your service, look yourself in the eye at the mirror, and either be proud of the job you did, voluntarily, or consider never letting anyone know what you did or how you did it. We, all of us, have parts that we have to perform, to the best of our ability, to make sure of mission success. Big or little jobs, they all have to be done. Shit hits the fan in your life, you are now self discovering what you are down deep. Do it for yourself and that gets it done for all. The old saying is true......"Pick your ass up, you can sleep when your dead"! Just sayin' ..............

All this bravado and posturing is hilarious. These responses have turned into a dick measuring contest. This is exactly why retention rate is bad in some career fields. I sympathize with the poster as my military career was also shift work. I would recommend taking it up the chain with your valid concerns.

Go to PT

This can't be real. Is this a joke?