Sleep and Academic Performance in U.S. Military Training and Education Programs

Abstract

This review examines the effects of military training regimes, which might include some degree of sleep deprivation, on sleep-wake schedules. We report a 4-year longitudinal study of sleep patterns of cadets at the United States Military Academy and the consequences of an extension of sleep from 6 to 8 hr per night at the United States Navy's Recruit Training Command. These studies provide an opportunity to observe sleep in a college-age population and also to record sleep patterns over an entire 4-year college experience adding to our understanding of the changes in sleep patterns over the life span.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA593704

Entities

People

  • Jeff Dyche
  • Lawrence G. Shattuck
  • Nita L. Miller
  • Panagiotis Matsangas

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Deprivation
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Great Lakes
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Operations Research
  • Schools
  • Service Academies
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States Military Academy

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Strategic Security Studies