One of the most often asked questions about Marine Boot Camp is how much sleep recruits get on a nightly basis. Most young men and women are familiar with getting at least 8-10 hours of sleep every night, and for some lucky people, they were able to get significantly more than that before coming to Recruit Training. Many people would rather fall asleep late at night, often well after midnight, and awaken late in the morning, or even early afternoon.
Sleeping in does not occur at Marine Recruit Training. Most evenings, taps is played at 2100 hours, which is equivalent to 9:00 p.m. In certain cases recruits will be authorized or expected to be awake until 2200 or 10:00 p.m. at certain phases during the training cycle. These are circumstances when there are certain very important tasks that need to be done.
There are actually very few times during Recruit Training when recruits will not get to sleep prior to 2200. This could happen when the platoon is in the field. Reveille, or wake up call, is played at 0500 or 5:00 a.m. on most mornings when in garrison. During field evolutions there are certain situations where recruits will receive four hours or less of sleep per night, depending on the training cycle.
Once the lights go out in the squad bay at night, recruits are required to stay in their racks until the lights come back on, unless they are up using the head, on fire-watch, or responding to some type of emergency situation. Except for those exceptions, recruits are not permitted to be up and roaming about the squad bay or mingling with the recruits around them, or their rack mates.
Recruits are intended to receive 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night while at boot camp with a few exceptions. One main exception is fire watch. At night, meaning after taps and before reveille, there will always be a recruit on fire watch. This is normally one or two recruits that are assigned the task of staying awake while the rest of the platoon sleeps. Fire watches will also normally do other essential tasks such as washing laundry, rosters, organizing the area, or preparing company gear for an upcoming training event.It is crucial that recruits maximize their rest time during boot camp. The extreme schedule is tremendously stressful and requires a lot of strength and endurance to perform well. A disciplined sleep schedule helps recruits complete the difficult responsibilities that they face on a regular basis.
There are actually very few times during Recruit Training when recruits will not get to sleep prior to 2200. This could happen when the platoon is in the field. Reveille, or wake up call, is played at 0500 or 5:00 a.m. on most mornings when in garrison. During field evolutions there are certain situations where recruits will receive four hours or less of sleep per night, depending on the training cycle.
Once the lights go out in the squad bay at night, recruits are required to stay in their racks until the lights come back on, unless they are up using the head, on fire-watch, or responding to some type of emergency situation. Except for those exceptions, recruits are not permitted to be up and roaming about the squad bay or mingling with the recruits around them, or their rack mates.
Recruits are intended to receive 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night while at boot camp with a few exceptions. One main exception is fire watch. At night, meaning after taps and before reveille, there will always be a recruit on fire watch. This is normally one or two recruits that are assigned the task of staying awake while the rest of the platoon sleeps. Fire watches will also normally do other essential tasks such as washing laundry, rosters, organizing the area, or preparing company gear for an upcoming training event.It is crucial that recruits maximize their rest time during boot camp. The extreme schedule is tremendously stressful and requires a lot of strength and endurance to perform well. A disciplined sleep schedule helps recruits complete the difficult responsibilities that they face on a regular basis.
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