Can one become a Recce if you snore? I mean, you could potentially get you're entire squad killed...
I know, stupid pointless question, but I wonder.... ?
I know, stupid pointless question, but I wonder.... ?
Totally pointless Question : Recce + Snorring
- Thread starter Teach Me Sensei
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Many factors become involved but Yes, if your LP's are that close.
That said, depending the A/O an mother-nature at that time, the LP's almost can not be posted far enough away, depending. No LP's, don't take guys that snore or sleep tight. Tight sleepers are the good, but I have found their training has to be instilled the strongest as awaken abruptly, just to move can have issues as well. Knowing the guys your with has nothing to do with training as most everyone is the same in that, but everything to do with reactions to everything/everyday events while out that can cause mission issues.
There are/were mindset courses that teach many different things. Robots an radios have there place at times, but being a robot has issues down the road.
Ralph was on my LRRP team. When we laagered-up to sleep he snored so loudly we made him sleep with his gas mask on.
All that did was change the snoring to Darth Vader. I don't think that would have worked in combat.
All that did was change the snoring to Darth Vader. I don't think that would have worked in combat.
Laughing we tried that as well, but decided just to have him moved to different missions. If the A/O had been different, it would have been a none issue but, working that close was the gig at hand. Had guys that never snored until extreme lack of sleep an stress set in, bad place to find that out.
Yeah, we figured if the pro-mask didn't fix it he'd have to put a laundry bag over his head as well.
Laundry bag's can be/have been the final solution to many issues,...LOL
Depending the A/O an element your in, it can be a none issue or one that will get you moved to another task.
Once the snorer is identified and punitive group measures dont work to stop it, the snorer is generally moved to a lesser important position. Not rvn, but later, somebody sprayed bug juice into an open mouth snorer, who was offended badly, but found a smoke grenade on his cot pillow later, and understanding the gravity, was moved to a different position.
One of your respondents here is a SE Asia combat veteran, and has answered.
One of your respondents here is a SE Asia combat veteran, and has answered.
You should be too busy to sleep. In today's style of mostly urban combat with FOBs and short duration missions, snoring really isn't much of an issue, and for ops in the bush there's ways of dealing with it, up to and including surgery that will nix it for most snorers.
Long story short, having a snoring condition is no reason to not go out for SF/Sniper/Recon/Ranger, only a piss poor excuse for not having the nuts to try.
Long story short, having a snoring condition is no reason to not go out for SF/Sniper/Recon/Ranger, only a piss poor excuse for not having the nuts to try.
I'm not from the US, in the army or even interested in joining SF (ect)
I was just curious if it would hinder someone from doing their job
I’m ex infantry & a snorer,I do remember one time being hit progressively harder in my kidney’s everytime I snored.
I surreptitiously slipped my claymore bag over my kidney & gave a fake snore in anticipation of the blow I would receive..
We laughed about it a couple of days later.
I surreptitiously slipped my claymore bag over my kidney & gave a fake snore in anticipation of the blow I would receive..
We laughed about it a couple of days later.
