Sleeping
Sleeping
3
3
0
So from basic to now I have been told a soldier can function on 4 hours of sleep. And they are not required to be consecutive hours of sleep. Someone pointed out to me that they could never find the AR that states that. So I bring it to the group.
Posted in these groups: 
Sleeping
Army Regulations
Sleeping Army Regulations
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 11
9
9
0
TR 350-6, which covers TRADOC Soldiers in a training environment and FM 6-22.5, Chapter 4, which covers principles and practices for sleep discipline and optimal sleep in garrison and operational settings.
(9)
(0)
4
4
0
"So from basic to now I have been told a soldier can function on 4 hours of sleep."
Anyone who told you that needs to receive an education on Sleep Deprivation.
Going without Sleep is "just as dangerous" if NOT MORE dangerous than drinking on duty. Continued lack of sleep puts you, and those around you at risk. You develop a "sleep debt" which has to be paid back eventually.
Sleep deprivation leads to bad decision-making, because you have a physiological NEED for sleep. Your BRAIN needs it. An Adult human needs approximately 7-9 hours of Sleep per "cycle" and we need the right kind of sleep. Sleep outside our normal rhythm does jack & squat.
There are EXTENSIVE studies on what lack of sleep will do to the human body. The Army has the Triad of Fitness (Sleep, Nutrition, Activity). For whatever reason, we as a culture (military), have decided that "lack of sleeping" is a strength, or some skill that can be built up... like a tolerance... like driving a car drunk.... oh wait.
CC MAJ (Join to see)
Anyone who told you that needs to receive an education on Sleep Deprivation.
Going without Sleep is "just as dangerous" if NOT MORE dangerous than drinking on duty. Continued lack of sleep puts you, and those around you at risk. You develop a "sleep debt" which has to be paid back eventually.
Sleep deprivation leads to bad decision-making, because you have a physiological NEED for sleep. Your BRAIN needs it. An Adult human needs approximately 7-9 hours of Sleep per "cycle" and we need the right kind of sleep. Sleep outside our normal rhythm does jack & squat.
There are EXTENSIVE studies on what lack of sleep will do to the human body. The Army has the Triad of Fitness (Sleep, Nutrition, Activity). For whatever reason, we as a culture (military), have decided that "lack of sleeping" is a strength, or some skill that can be built up... like a tolerance... like driving a car drunk.... oh wait.
CC MAJ (Join to see)
(4)
(0)
SPC (Join to see)
Sadly, scientific research means nothing when it comes to the U.S. Army. There are lots of studies that can prove that things the Army does are hazardous to your health. Remember; however, that any who volunteered for this honour did so with these consequences in mind up to and including paying the ultimate sacrifice.
(0)
(0)
PV2 (Join to see)
Then why not update the regulations, too where we dont if we are in a non-combat zone; have to keep watch over some building for 24hours. In my, in others opinions its plan idiotic to keep soldiers up, when they do not need to be up. Their are so many regulations that are not needed, it's not even funny. Hey hell the regulations I've heard are made by lawyers; who no nothing of the Army, Navy, Air-force, and marines life style. So to be simply put I say why not let the actual people in the military make the regulations, not some lawyers' who know nothing of the military. Soldiers need sleep point blank, simple.
(0)
(0)
4
4
0
It is very important to be reminded AR's are guidelines. Rules and laws, standard setting forth a basic direction to our military life.
If I am to examine the need for sleep, and to apply it in a battlefield environment, then the truth becomes this reality: As a leader you plan the failure and success of the people. Sleep is as important as the breath one takes. As a leader you limit yourself just as you do when you seek to improve your run time or your push ups. You pace yourself on the need of the mission. You rely on the integrity and effective communication of everyone involved in the fight. You will rest with the trust you have by the voice of the one you asked to wake you, even when the shots are fired you do not hear, but that voice who comes to wake you in the trust of sleep so dear.
If I am to examine the need for sleep, and to apply it in a battlefield environment, then the truth becomes this reality: As a leader you plan the failure and success of the people. Sleep is as important as the breath one takes. As a leader you limit yourself just as you do when you seek to improve your run time or your push ups. You pace yourself on the need of the mission. You rely on the integrity and effective communication of everyone involved in the fight. You will rest with the trust you have by the voice of the one you asked to wake you, even when the shots are fired you do not hear, but that voice who comes to wake you in the trust of sleep so dear.
(4)
(0)
SFC Michael Hasbun
Ehhhhhh.... not so much. The R stands for regulation, not guideline. Regulations are just that, Regulatory.
(1)
(0)
SPC (Join to see)
I believe what the 1LT means is that "regulations" can be enforced or ignored when the benefit the needs of the individual of high rank making planning decisions regardless of how it affects those under their command. They only need to be concrete when handing out Judicial punishment.
(0)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google