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Topic: Regarding sleep time
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Honi soit qui mal y pense
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posted 18 January 2021 15:48
Mud Crawler,The late nights and early mornings are usually only for course and on ex. I don't think that anyone in battalion (although I stand to be corrected) follows this routine in garrison. Nevertheless, on course, it can be very demanding to stay alert, perform the physical tasks required of you, and practice good coursemanship when you are dog tired. Most people get used to it quickly, and it becomes a fact of life. Don't underestimate the value of coursemates. When everybody is in the same boat and pulling together, it doesn't matter if you haven't slept in days; you'll get the job done. One more thing; everything looks better in hindsight. If you are lucky enough to have a good course, you will look back on it and your coursemates with fond memories and might catch yourself wishing you were back there (usually only the really insane think this way). Good luck Civitas et Princeps Cura Nostra
Posts: 5 | Registered: Jan 2001
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fusilier
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posted 18 January 2021 16:05
Yes you adapt to getting six hours sleep. You usually don't even get that, because you have to shine your boots and get ready for next morning's inspection. When you're in the field you'll get little or no sleep, you're supposed to get four hours forced rest per day, but sometimes you don't. Weekends off will definitely mess you up, because all you'll want to do when you get home is sleep. So come Sunday night when you get back to base, you can't sleep. Before I joined up, I had to have atleast 8 hours sleep at night to function properly, now I have no problems working with only six hours sleep. Even five will do. There's a point where you get tired enough that you don't care about pain and stuff like that. Hey, sleep deprivation can kill you after six days. It's funny after two days without sleep, you start seeing things at night. One time a sergeant of mine rented a pink bunny suit during an Infantry QL3 final ex. He walked right in front of the recruits in plain sight, through fields and such. The instructors all had a good laugh when they saw the amount of people who reported seeing a pink bunny and those who clearly thought they were hallucinating from sleep deprivation, and refused to report it.
Posts: 61 | From: Kingston, Ont | Registered: Dec 2000
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