Maintaining the Initiative
Effective sleep management is a
combat multiplier. A commander who
can apply unrelenting pressure to a
weary foe will have the advantage.
Well-rested, mentally alert soldiers
fight better than troops who are ex-
hausted. Sleep management begins
with command emphasis — leaders
must set the example!
Those who regularly deny them-
selves sleep in misguided attempts to
prove their endurance will fail. The
smart field leader recognizes his limi-
tations and those of his men. Tech-
niques such as those described above
will allow our maneuver forces to
maintain the initiative even after
weeks and months of intensive com-
bat. In conclusion, remember that the
ultimate objective of sleep manage-
ment is to let us fight smarter so we
can fight harder.
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