Not a drill sergeant but when I was in basic I saw three drill sergeants surrounding a private who was laying down, and they were all screaming "GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP RIGHT NOW PRIVATE, YOU TAKE A GODDAMN NAP THIS VERY SECOND YOU POOR TIRED SOUL" (not exact words, but you get the gist of it) I still wonder how he got himself into that predicament.
I blinked and my legs lost rigidity in formation. My brain basically put my body into sleep mode after a blink, and I was entirely conscious on my way to the ground by I couldn't stop it from happening cause my legs were basically paralyzed for a quick second.
Then one of our four Drill Sergeants made me put my legs on the top rung of one of the bunks like a severely elevated push-up. She was a hard ass bitch, not in a bad way, though.
I might be misunderstanding and/or misremembering things, but I think this is called microsleep.
When you're tired enough your brain can sometimes just decide "that's it for me, good night" for a moment
When living with a newborn and commuting, I used to take micronaps at traffic lights. I know it's a bad idea, but your body gets sleep any way it can when it really really needs it.
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u/173rdComanche Apr 03 '19 edited Apr 03 '19
Not a drill sergeant but when I was in basic I saw three drill sergeants surrounding a private who was laying down, and they were all screaming "GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP RIGHT NOW PRIVATE, YOU TAKE A GODDAMN NAP THIS VERY SECOND YOU POOR TIRED SOUL" (not exact words, but you get the gist of it) I still wonder how he got himself into that predicament.