Is driving home after 24+hr of CQ or staff duty safe? Is it legal?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:16:51 -0400

Is driving home after 24++hr of CQ or staff duty safe. Better yet legal. Will i be left alone for a few hours to get some rest before i drive i have tried and seems sleeping troops in there cars is a no no that should be done after duty hours and at home.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 8:21 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:21:00 -0400

I know a smart law enforcment officer off post clues together that im going home after a CQ shift thats a DUI and that is the altimate goal of a traffic stop the big one your thoughts on this.

Response by SFC Douglas Davis made Apr 17 at 2015 8:47 AM

SFC Douglas Davis — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:47:15 -0400

I spent Twenty years pulling different types of duty and never had any issues driving home. It is your responsibility to get adequate sleep the night prior to preforming these duties. Time to grow up and become an NCO and not a SGT.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 8:50 AM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:50:41 -0400

24 hour duty without rest is stupid.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 10:20 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:20:17 -0400

If sleeping in a car after duty is considered an unsafe no no, and driving after being awake for 24 hrs straight is a serious unsafe no no, then your command needs to set up a room in the barracks reserved for those that have to pull the duty and drive home afterwards. No rest of any kind is not allowed during shift? Does the command not allow the CQ and CQ runner to trade off on sleeping?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2021 8:18 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 20:18:34 -0400

TC 3-22.6 - Sec 4-8. “…When practical, guards operate in pairs or larger groups and rotate the watch and rest periods among themselves to ensure that the required number of guards are alert at all times.”

Just because you are on duty for 24 hours does not mean you should be awake for 24 hours. You are told in the regulatory guidance to alternate rest. Know your GENERAL ORDERS and the Special Orders for the duty you are assigned and always minimize risk. That is why you are on duty.