When I first started firefighting, I enjoyed the 24 hour shifts because it meant that I had a lot of time off. But after awhile the nature of the job changed on our department and at most stations one found themselves up most of the night. This lack of sleep several nights a week for years on end eventually causes health and stress problems. Despite my love for the job it was a relief to retire after 25 years. At this point I think that the lack of sleep is more damaging in the long run than the other hazards of the job.
Sleep deprivation torture !!!
Prolonged sleep deprivation is an especially insidious form of torture because it attacks the deep biological functions at the core of a person's... https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dreaming-in-the-digital-age/201412/why-sleep-deprivation-is-torture
OK for you and Joe Swingshift, the cretins trying to kill us, we can't allow that!