On was on this helicopter infil-extract mission and got back and was immediately put on the gunturret of a convoy that oh by the way was going to an outpost where I was going to spend the next few weeks (read: months). I think I was up in the ballpark of two solid days. I ended up throwing up from energy drink overdose.
I can’t imagine being awake that long and having to do things that have actual consequences. At least if I drop into a microsleep while playing a videogame or get paranoid and shoot at a friendly no one gets hurt.
Definitely seen the black dog on the road driving and that was only after a 24hr stint behind the wheel under some less than ideal conditions.
It’s funny, my most distinct memory of the time is being on the exposed turret and reaching for my energy drink can, only to find it frozen solid to the metal of the turret. It was about that time I started really realizing how long I’d been up for.
On was on this helicopter infil-extract mission and got back and was immediately put on the gunturret of a convoy that oh by the way was going to an outpost where I was going to spend the next few weeks (read: months). I think I was up in the ballpark of two solid days. I ended up throwing up from energy drink overdose.
It’s fascinating how much us humans can endure.
I can’t imagine being awake that long and having to do things that have actual consequences. At least if I drop into a microsleep while playing a videogame or get paranoid and shoot at a friendly no one gets hurt.
Definitely seen the black dog on the road driving and that was only after a 24hr stint behind the wheel under some less than ideal conditions.
It’s funny, my most distinct memory of the time is being on the exposed turret and reaching for my energy drink can, only to find it frozen solid to the metal of the turret. It was about that time I started really realizing how long I’d been up for.