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Master and Commander
Posts: 1893
Location: Patterson, New York | Subject: US Navy Problems - Not enough sleep?
Blame it on the mattresses...
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/10/17/watchdog-surface-fleet-sailors-still-not-getting-enough-sleep/ |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1796
Location: Albany, GA. | Subject: RE: US Navy Problems - Not enough sleep?
I, for one, don't remember a heck of a lot of sleep. I do remember one Captain limiting Engineering Drills to Nukes only because the rest of the crew wasn't getting enough sleep. Captain Biel, Wasn't remembered with fondness by many crew members. |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9165
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: US Navy Problems - Not enough sleep?
Flasher was 6 on 12 off, even the Officers, except the Stewards. We were 8 on and 16 off. (and that was pretty iffy, sometimes longer on) When All hands drills were happening we were up regardless. At one point we were down two of us and it 12 and 12. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1455
| Subject: RE: US Navy Problems - Not enough sleep?
My life at sea was always 6 on 12 off unless one of watch were unable to stand watch. Then we always did 6 on 6 off. Between Field Days, WSRT, and other drills we didn't get a whole lot of continual sleep. Add in the PMs while off watch but nobody complained. It was the normal at sea thing. Surface crews must be spoiled these days except for time at sea. |
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Old Salt
Posts: 272
Location: Vista, Ca. | Subject: RE: US Navy Problems - Not enough sleep?
I learned my lesson the hard way. Gudgeon was 4 on 8 off (Barb as a nuke was 6 on 12 off). First WestPac the Cob presented an idea to the Captain. We would send a duty section home and they would be responsible for getting the sea van through customs then stand four straight days duty when we arrived. Captain bought it. I was a third class in charge of the stern room (always liked after torpedo room better). So me and a FT decided to take the wtch for as long as we could take it before relief. I took the first watch and lasted about 13 hours. Asked for relief and about three hours later I was back on watch. This happened three times then I told the FT the routine was bull sh*t so since it was my room we would now stand two hours on and two hours off. Imagine my suprise when I logged about 7 1/2 hours next rotation. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2673
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: US Navy Problems - Not enough sleep?
Back in the good ol days, 60-64 on Sirago we stood 4 on 8 off. Loved it. |
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US Navy Problems - Not enough sleep?
