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A lack of sleep is breaking the US military
From the very start, unspoken principles are ingrained in service members. One such principle is that "sleep is a crutch."
By Maj. Dave Nixon
Sometimes, a good man has to take a hatchet to a bad man’s skull.
The captain’s stateroom looked like a slaughterhouse.
By Jonathan W. White, Civil War Times Magazine
Why the Abraham Lincoln is waging a (virtual) war at sea
The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is now at sea, proving the newly refit aircraft carrier and her strike group are ready for a deployment that will end later this year in San Diego.
By Mark D. Faram
The military’s obsession with energy drinks is contributing to PTSD, study finds
The authors surveyed over 600 male infantry soldiers during a post-deployment period after the brigade combat team returned from a 12-month combat deployment.
By Jon Simkins
Carrier sailors to get more rest under new policy
The Naval Air Forces reforms affect non-aviation personnel serving on carriers.
A staggering number of troops are fat and tired, report says
Glaring concerns over weight and sleep issues for military personnel were raised in a 2018 RAND report.
By Jon Simkins
Initiating the CPOs: Guidance everyone needs to know
The Navy's four fleet master chiefs have spoken.
By Mark D. Faram
Sailors must 'be able to handle fatigue,' top admiral says
Adm. Phil Davidson's comments come amid fears that sailors' lack of sleep on surface ships is a readiness problem.
New in 2018: More sleep for surface sailors?
The Navy began to formalize sleep requirements in the surface fleet for the first time this fall.
MEDAL: Giving sailors time to sleep
New sleep and watch schedule rules is good news for the Navy and its surface fleet sailors.
By Military Times Editors