Report: U.S. military personnel are fatigued, getting less than 6 hours of sleep per night [Video]

“I could kill someone because I’m not getting the right sleep,” one anonymous motor vehicle operator/service member told the Government Accountability Office.

NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. troops need more sleep.

That’s the bottom line from a troubling new study that finds that military personnel are sleeping less than six hours a night—despite the Defense Department (DOD) recommending seven hours or more.

A 2021 DOD study on sleep deprivation and readiness pointed out that, among active-duty personnel, fatigue appeared to be more the rule than the exception.

The 2017 crashes involving the Navy destroyers McCain and Fitzgerald are prime examples, where the after-accident investigations found that crew overwork and severe fatigue were contributing causes.

Now, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report shows that for over a decade, DOD surveys have found that the majority of service members report sleeping less than six hours a night, despite DOD recommending seven or more.

“I could kill someone because I’m not getting the right sleep,” one anonymous motor vehicle operator/service …