In the idiosyncratic culture of the Navy’s surface fleet, a strange custom has persisted for years: Working sailors to the bone. On ships at sea, officers and senior enlisted leaders have ignored the fact that a lack of sleep jeopardizes individual performance and unit readiness.
Sailors on ships are often told that Navy life is hard, so suck it up.
Yes, Navy life is hard. But most everyone else in the military believes that getting enough rest is a good thing. The Army and Marine Corps know that troops need sleep to maintain peak performance. In the Air Force and even in Naval aviation, sleep is essential for pilots and air crews. A few years ago, even the Navy submarine community adopted new sleep regulations.
So it was welcome news when the Navy announced recently that the surface fleet would issue new sleep and watch schedule rules.
Too bad it took two catastrophic collisions and the loss of 17 sailors to prompt it.
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The crew of the Research Vessel Petrel, led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is on a roll.
The Defense Department on March 8 announced that troops deployed to Niger, Mali and northern Cameroon qualify to receive imminent danger pay/hostile fire pay, retroactive to June 7, 2017.
The other services should pay attention.
The daggers flew this weekend when a disparaging military rant by a California high school teacher went viral.
A technical sergeant from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada came under fire recently after she shared a racially-charged, expletive-laced rant to Facebook.
Congress wants to see a boost in U.S. military presence through permanent basing and rotational deployment as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues.
It's not every day that a butterfly enthusiast gets an M4A1. But Monday was that day.
Some 6,000 people, including Navy, Army and Air Force families, suffered nausea, headaches, rashes and other symptoms.
Some schools have reported significant problems in navigating recent changes to veterans education benefits.
Some of the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in the country have been found at and around military bases.
One of two Ohio National Guardsmen arrested this spring for making terroristic threats has now been charged with illegally making and selling 3D-printed guns.
Patience is the key to owning the car of your dreams without breaking the bank.
The service quickly backtracked on the policy, which was revealed last week.
Poppas will take command of FORSCOM from Gen. Michael X. Garrett.
Hershel “Woody” Williams, awarded the nation's highest combat honor in 1945, passed away Wednesday.
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