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Originally Posted by johndallman
I'm finding I need to buy it for a junior engineering officer in a space navy game. In a day, you're on watch for eight hours, need four hours for meals, hygiene and minimal socialising, and a few hours for study. When you're also trying to invent a new piece of equipment, even one hour's less sleep a day becomes valuable.
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One thing I remember from Winton's
We Joined the Navy, etc. novels was that even officer cadets got to sleep in on the morning after they had a night watch. This is in contrast to what some veterans of the USN have said - they've mentioned being made to do a normal day's duties despite having stood watch the night before. I suspect different services and different countries may approach this sort of thing differently.
Another example - after WWI the RN and USN got to have a very good look at each others ships, and the RN remarked on how the USN's ships had very good facilities for the men - large messes that could double as spaces for group activities and recreation, and so on. They also noted that the USN's ships had inadequate sleeping arrangements by the RN's standards. The RN's sailors lived a more spartan life aboard, but more care was taken to ensure that they got good sleep.