Troops Still Aren't Getting Enough Sleep, and the Defense Department Isn't Taking Responsibility, Wa

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Troops Still Aren't Getting Enough Sleep, and the Defense Department Isn't Taking Responsibility, Watchdog Says
 
Military.com | By Kelsey Baker
Published March 28, 2024 at 5:24pm ET

Service members still aren't getting enough sleep, in large part because there's no coherent Pentagon effort to remedy the problem, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office released this week.

The GAO found that fatigue among service members "appeared to be more the rule than the exception," with active-duty troops sleeping less than seven hours nightly twice as often as civilians. That lack of sleep has contributed to safety mishaps, near-misses and numerous deaths.

"There's recognition of this [problem] within the military," GAO report author and military readiness expert Diana Maurer told Military.com in a phone interview. "The problem is no one owns it."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/03/28/troops-still-arent-getting-enough-sleep-and-defense-department-isnt-taking-responsibility-watchdog.html

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If they needed more sleep, they would be issued more sleep.   Seriously, this may have to do with poor recruitment and retention as much as anything.  Someone has to cover those watches no matter how many people they are short.