[CFC__VRWC]

When I was in "A" and "C" Schools in the Navy, I'd be among the first in the class to finish quizzes and exams, and my head would go down on the desk and I'd be out within 30 seconds. I was far from the only one to catch a few minutes sleep. The only time the instructors cared was if we snored loud enough to bother people still taking the test.

[magslinger]

I was a plane captain in an A7 squadron, our shift started 1 hour before flight quarters (usually first light) and ended 1 hour after secure from flight quarters (a couple of hours after sunset). The most highly sought work assignment was to be the inside man for checking the flash shields for light leaks. Close the flash shield and wait 15 minutes so that you eyes adjust and can see the smallest light leak. It was a two man job because a second man needed to wake up the inside man tell the inside man that the 15 minutes were up.