They were dull-eyed, bodily worn and too tired to think correctly. Even with a 30-minute flop on the turf with the stars for a blanket would have doubled the power of their bodies and quickened their minds. You may be asked to work long hours at unusual times of the night, sometimes for weeks at a time. This pace drains your energy, promotes poor sleeping habits and eventually results in long-term fatigue.
Fatigue can be the most dangerous foe to contend with during sustained operations.
It is dismissed as a necessary risk and all too often with deadly consequences. Fatigue can rob you of the most meaningful capacity of your senses and drastically reduce your ability to focus or to react. Nothing can replace sleep as a revitalizer. However, this brochure provides guidance on improving the quality of sleep and, when necessary, how to combat fatigue while on duty.