what afi is it if you know
2007-08-03 23:13:21 · 13 answers · asked by tarponrebel 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You are supposed to have a minimum of 8 hours down time between shifts if you carry a weapon in the USAF. However due to extingant circumstances this is not always the case. I'm not sure of the exact AFI it is stated in but most like it is in the 36 series.
I got you guys beat, I went 72 hours without sleep during one shift when my unit got snowed in up in greenland. I was the Area Supervisor so I put my guys to sleep, and I stood continuous watch over my AOR for 3 days until the storm subsided and relief could come. Needless to say I was seeing some ****** up **** by the time my relief got there, course that couldve been due to the 5 year old MRE's too.
2007-08-04 00:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its hard to say. In theory enough to adequately perform your watch, duty, mission. ... But sometimes the ammount you get will always seem insufficient. I remember standing port and starbord watches, 4 on , 8 off, and still having routine work assigned 6 and 6 and no work done, underway. or some very long days, - Revile at 5 am Special sea and anchor detail at 7\am, underway at 7:30 , general quarters, navigation, man overboard, UNREP, more GQ ASW and Abandon Ship drills all day..back in port at 5, and possibly the 12 to 4 am quarter deck Messenger of the Watch...and the whole thing all over again. A lot of the enlisted folk just got snatches of sleep when they could.
The real question is how much sleep is permitted.
2007-08-04 06:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by planksheer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had three mid-watches in a row and unfortunately I was very sick at the time. I am sure that would have continued but I collapsed from exhaustion, mainly from being sick. That is midnight to 04:00 and the normal wake up still applied. I don't think the idiots that ran my ship even took it into consideration. Then I was bitched at for missing a watch when I was unconscious for over 30 hours. Yea, it was a pretty serious illness. I didn't get over 2 hours a night for several days in a row. The army used to make people stand watch over the barracks for the entire night.
2007-08-04 06:24:31 · answer #3 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my Record was 72 hours as well. Had to be on duty 2 hours prior to every flight, and when it landed, while Deployed for Bonsia. My partner Sliced his hand open and was Evac ed. For some F Uped reason the Recon and support flights were all 2 HOURS APART.
After 3 days of this a Chief Master Sgt. caught me asleep on a Work Bench. After some of the other Maintenance Guys told him that I had been on duty for 3 days, and I was the ONLY Aircraft Structural Mechanic on Base, he said " I'll see if I can find you a Pillow there Sgt." Later that Day a replacement for my buddy arrived. I slept for 18 hours.
You sleep when and where you can. The Mission comes 1st.
2007-08-04 08:33:15 · answer #4 · answered by Wolf of the Black Moon 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
AFI stands for Air Force Instruction each branch is different.
The Military doent "require" any said ammount of sleep.
I have pulled 36-48 hour shifts before
2007-08-04 06:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen H 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Somewhere it is written that in the Navy, you are only required to recieve one hour of sleep and one meal per day. However in the interest of having an effective war fighting force, no one in charge would ever let that come to pass.
I have gone long periods without sleep, but it was necessary to maintain the ship in a war fighting stance. Not that it makes it alright, but in the absence of an easy solution sometimes you have to stretch yourself, the military just teaches you to stretch a little farther than the layperson.
2007-08-04 06:26:15 · answer #6 · answered by S.D. Dales 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Air Force aircrews are required to have 12 hours off duty prior to a duty period involving flying.
Helps in keeping a sleepy pilot from putting a $300million plane into the school off the end of the runway.
2007-08-04 17:40:08 · answer #7 · answered by scoot7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The military isn't "required" to give you any sleep. Pilots have something called "crew rest", but that isn't about them, so much as it is protecting the valuable aircraft they fly. My personal record for a period with NO sleep, not even a 10-15 minute nap was 58 hours while I was in.
2007-08-04 06:33:15 · answer #8 · answered by joby10095 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As others have said, there is no blanket requirement to give you any set amount of sleep time. As a practical matter you'll usually be given enough rest time to keep you functional but when it comes right down to it the mission comes before your comfort, health or even your life.
2007-08-04 08:20:01 · answer #9 · answered by gunplumber_462 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am in the Army and in a drill sergeant unit. Members are allowed 4 hours sleep, and they don't have to be consecutive.
2007-08-04 13:30:51 · answer #10 · answered by nappyd117 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋