I thought there maybe, as everyone needs sleep to survive.
Are governments obliged to protect this right? How?
2006-09-27 07:06:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
sleep is a need. not a right. needs dont have to be protected by rights as it is against human rights to deprive another of his needs. pls note that what i refer to as needs ARE NOT wants..
2006-09-27 07:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no obligation other than the efficiency of a crew to allow them to sleep. It only makes sense to have an orderly time for the accomplishment of tasks. I spent 16 years on sea duty and about 50% of that time I had the mid watch on top of my other duties. That means start at 6 AM had some time break for meals(but I would mostly cat nap during them), stop at 6 PM then get up at 11PM to go on watch at midnight and get off watch at 4 AM
Then start the same thing for the next day. This would go on for 6 to 9 month periods when at sea. (sometimes we were in port when it was spend 24 hours duty every third day) then still work the standard 6 AM to 6 PM on the other days. also if my work was not done I would stay later to complete it. Maybe things have changed since I retired.
2006-09-27 14:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by Clamdigger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a right to treated civilly, which could include sleeping. If you are talking about military training or fighting in a war, there are no rights for that. In USMC boot camp you get 8 hours to sleep, but this is reduced to 4 hours during the crucible and down to 7 hours when you have fire watch. I think its the same in the other services.
2006-09-27 15:09:11 · answer #3 · answered by Curt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there is no "right to sleep" under any legal or constitutional documents, so NO, legally captured Al Quaeda does NOT have a legal guarantee of 8 hours worth of winks a night. SO we can keep their asses up all night if that's what it takes for them to talk. Besides being tried in America as foreign nationals means that perhaps they have few if ANY rights under to constitution.
2006-09-27 14:17:02 · answer #4 · answered by Masterwooten 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not in the military. While aviators have a certain amount of sleep/downtime they're required to get, my husband (scout) doesn't live off Monster and candy bars for no reason while he's deployed.
2006-09-28 16:11:00 · answer #5 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to sleep to remain productive. The ammount you need, however, depends on who you ask. During Hell Week in SEAL training, you get about 4 hours, whereas in army basic, you get between four and six hours a night.
2006-09-27 14:14:38 · answer #6 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋