I recently went on a candidate visit weekend to USNA and noticed that many midshipmen are sleep deprived. Through all the classes I attended there always seemed to be a few midshipmen dozing off and some that were completely passed out. I found out that 4th class mids get the most sleep overall but will get less sleep with each passing year. Plebes claimed on average around 6.5-7 hours of sleep a night while first class claimed as little as 3.5-4 hours on a normal night. To me, this seems terribly inefficient as college students are recommended to get at least 7 hours of sleep a night and athletes are recommended to get even more. I understand that with less sleep these mids think they have more time to get things done, but this obviously does not seem to be working for them if they cannot concentrate.
I received an offer of appointment to USNA and I plan on accepting it very soon. I just want to know if this lack of sleep is something I should expect and prepare myself for or, with good time management skills, be an issue I shouldn't have to worry about?
I received an offer of appointment to USNA and I plan on accepting it very soon. I just want to know if this lack of sleep is something I should expect and prepare myself for or, with good time management skills, be an issue I shouldn't have to worry about?