[Yo-Yo]

Or maybe he was about to be drafted so he joined the Merchant Marine. Anyway the war ended right after he shipped out so he was able to sleep in the afternoons which was important to him.

WWII may have been an exception, but I don't think you got drafted in the Merchant Marine, but it did count as military service.

I always tried to work the afternoon shift because it was important to me to sleep in mornings.

[PJ-Comix]

WWII may have been an exception, but I don't think you got drafted in the Merchant Marine, but it did count as military service.

Probably true but I also posted above that it could also have been a matter of him about to be drafted so he joined the Merchant Marine. And soon after shipping out the War ended so he returned to his beloved long afternoon naps.