Can you be a military sniper if you

[hermosabeach]

Can you be a military sniper if you snore?

My brain is strange... I’m trying to fall asleep and this is what popped into my head....


what does a sniper do or even a seal if they snore?

A sniper and shooter go out 2-3 days on an LP/OP and they need to sleep.

If you snore you risk giving your position away.

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Great jungle scene in Platoon where Sheens character turns guard duty over to another who falls asleep. They end up being found by the VC.

what do guys do who snore???

 

[TexPatriot]

Can you be a military sniper if you snore?

My brain is strange... I’m trying to fall asleep and this is what popped into my head....


what does a sniper do or even a seal if they snore?

A sniper and shooter go out 2-3 days on an LP/OP and they need to sleep.

If you snore you risk giving your position away.

—
Great jungle scene in Platoon where Sheens character turns guard duty over to another who falls asleep. They end up being found by the VC.

what do guys do who snore???

I don't believe the VC 'found' them, rather they stumbled onto them and got claymore'd.

Harold was a lying little bitch but I believe Barnes saw through it.

 

[_Windrider_]

Can you be a military sniper if you snore?

My brain is strange... I’m trying to fall asleep and this is what popped into my head....


what does a sniper do or even a seal if they snore?

A sniper and shooter go out 2-3 days on an LP/OP and they need to sleep.

If you snore you risk giving your position away.

—
Great jungle scene in Platoon where Sheens character turns guard duty over to another who falls asleep. They end up being found by the VC.

what do guys do who snore???

Snoring isn’t normal. It’s a sign of an underlying condition. I’d imagine they’d be medically unable to “operate” until a diagnosis can be made and it be treated. Prolonged snoring leads to apnea which can be very serious.

 

[myronman3]

not a sniper....but was in a unit that could unquestionably put the screws to you.

i was 19 and snored once. squad leader teed off and kicked me really good. problem was solved. i wont tell you that i ever got a deep sleep while in the field after that, but i didnt snore again.

and before you start the lecture of how it isnt something that one can control, keep in mind i snore like a motherfucker and also have sleep apnea.

 

[_Windrider_]

not a sniper....but was in a unit that could unquestionably put the screws to you.

i was 19 and snored once. squad leader teed off and kicked me really good. problem was solved. i wont tell you that i ever got a deep sleep while in the field after that, but i didnt snore again.

and before you start the lecture of how it isnt something that one can control, keep in mind i snore like a motherfucker and also have sleep apnea.

You have apnea because you snore like a mofo. Go to an ENT. I started to snore about 10 years ago. Got checked out and I had developed a deviated septum. Got that shit bored out and haven’t snored since.

 

[Redmanss]

That’s what gas masks are for.

 

[weaselrunner]

Read a story long ago about a seal team in Vietnam where a chief started snoring his ass off laying in a shit trench.

 

[MarinePMI]

not a sniper....but was in a unit that could unquestionably put the screws to you.

i was 19 and snored once. squad leader teed off and kicked me really good. problem was solved. i wont tell you that i ever got a deep sleep while in the field after that, but i didnt snore again.

and before you start the lecture of how it isnt something that one can control, keep in mind i snore like a motherfucker and also have sleep apnea.

This^^^^

You learn not to snore in the field. Now back at basecamp/FOB? All bets are off.

It all has to do with your mindset when you go to sleep.

 

[buffalowinter]

Snoring is a problem. The solution is simple, you wake the person up. Rarely are you ever by yourself. I've never sent a person "out" alone, you always work in a minimum of two man teams. During Phase I of the Q course, I was with a guy who knew he had already failed patrolling, so he just wanted to sleep instead of pulling security. Problem was, he snored...so I would just wake him up. I told him I didn't care if he slept, but he couldn't snore and I'd wake him whenever he started.

Battle Buddy

 

[TexPatriot]

You have apnea because you snore like a mofo. Go to an ENT. I started to snore about 10 years ago. Got checked out and I had developed a deviated septum. Got that shit bored out and haven’t snored since.

I snore when Im on my back. I can start falling asleep on my back and as soon as I relax that latch in my throat releases and drops down and the first snore wakes me back up. I have to roll on my side to finish falling alseep.

My Dr. put me on a monitor and said I have sleep apnea. They gave me some mask with a hose and air machine. I tried it two nights and said fuckit. It's sitting in a box in the other room.

 

[Caihlen]

Cpap in the field. Operator as fuck.

 

[myronman3]

a little known cure all for apnea.....tape your nut sack so it doesnt hang down over your asshole. it creates an unobstructed passage that doesnt restrict air flow. works each time, everytime.

 

[atomic41]

I snore when Im on my back. I can start falling asleep on my back and as soon as I relax that latch in my throat releases and drops down and the first snore wakes me back up. I have to roll on my side to finish falling alseep.

Same here. I now build a ramp out of pillows to elevate my head and no more snoring. Took a little trial and error to get it right but once I did, works great!

 

[TheHorta]

Gargle with fresh urine before racking out. Works 100% of the time.

 

[oldiephrt]

^^^^ Who's

 

[Sniperwannabee]

Snipers don’t sleep

 

[Matches Malone]

Gargle with fresh urine before racking out. Works 100% of the time.

65% of the time it works 100% of the time.

 

[Strykervet]

Snipers don’t sleep

No shit.

When I opened up with a SAW on that witch riding a broomstick through the woods one night, I was pretty goddamned tired and my buddy and I were literally switching off like ten minute naps because neither one of us could stay awake. I mean, I shot at a witch. Like a no-shit Wizard of Oz witch too, not my ex wife.

We were too fucking tired to snore. I actually don't recall ever hearing it in the field. Ever. I had a smashed septum from too many fights but no snoring from it --when it got fixed though my run time dropped like half a minute.

Being a smoker is a MUCH bigger deal. Tobacco of any kind really.

It's not mentioned enough but smells. I'll find your ass ASAP if you open the peanutbutter packet or heat up an MRE. Don't forget to bury your shit too and while I might not pick up on your smelly nutsack, I most definitely will pick up on the deodorant or perfume you use to cover it up or wash your clothes in. I always used this Eco shit for laundry --no optical brighteners, no perfumes. Same shit that makes you smell like soap from half a mile away also makes you glow under NODs from the same distance.

Battle buddy... Usually it works. But we had this one "team" if you wanna call 'em that, that would just go out and sleep. At the same time. Well, when the colonel walked up on that OP that was the end of their sniper career. Fucking idiots.

 

[GrumpyOleFart]

WO2, or WO1 urine is the honeydew you need to stop snoring.
They will administer their blessed communion upon thee, and you will never snore again.

 

[myronman3]

If you sleep in you stomach, it's almost impossible to snore. Sleep on you back, many people will snore like a walrus.

like the Top used to say, “sleep on your back, or your buddy will.”