No Problem For US Navy SEALs When It Comes To Sleep

First Phase Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs candidates use teamwork to perform physical training exercises with a 600 pound log at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shauntae Hinkle-Lymas.) 

Asia Times: No sleep? No problem, say US Navy SEALs 

Surviving Hell Week — five days of running, swimming, paddling, climbing and plunging into freezing water 

They are, truly, the best of the best in the US military services — the US Navy SEALs.

Often going into places and situations where there is little hope of success, and, their training is amongst the toughest on the planet. 

Yet, even an elite soldier doesn’t do well without sleep. 

Stew Smith, a former Navy SEAL, said he survived for three days on no sleep before the hallucinations started to set in, ABC News reported. 

After about 72 hours of sleep deprivation during training, Smith recalls mistaking an airplane for a flying horse, perceiving a bridge as a giant Pez dispenser, and seeing a squat, muscular body builder where there was in fact a fire hydrant. 

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WNU Editor: There was a time in my life where I had to work non-stop from Friday morning to Monday evening with little if any sleep. I was OK for the first few weeks. But after that I started to bump into walls.

On the plus side. From that experience I can fall asleep within a minute, at any time of the day, and at any place. The bus/metro/train/plane/passenger in car/friends house/etc.. If I want to zonk out, I will. The girlfriend .... who has trouble sleeping .... is of course super jealous.