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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| fermentation wrote: |
I'm not sure if you're just messing around, but if you're serious, I suggest you get your military info on more reliable sources like, talking to actual soldiers. Have you tried putting Tabasco sauce in your eye? That is the dumbest way to stay awake for watch especially considering the damage it will do to the eye. Soldiers don't do that shit. Well, maybe except the dumb ones. Try it for yourself and see if you can stand watch in any capacity. It will wake you up though for sure.
The Tabasco thing is probably one of the many myths of the military like how people think (even active duty soldiers) the notch on the dog tag is for jamming it between a dead soldier's teeth. Although it could be a myth that's so widely spread that even soldiers end up believing it. |
Actually, from the people that told me (in the military btw), they don't put the sauce directly on their eyeball. They pull down the skin below the eye and put a small drop there while they look skywards. the small tabasco bottle in MRE packs don't come out in big squirts/drops like the 2oz, 5oz, or even 12 oz.
Do all soldiers do this? Of course not. Are there soldiers that do it... yes there are. Apparently, from what I've been told, it is done by some while they are out field training. You've been outside for days, with only a few hours sleep and its your turn on watch. If you fall asleep during your watch, your Sergeant is gonna have your **** so you do whatever it takes to stay awake. The pain is enough to keep you from falling asleep.
I never said that the peopel taht did it were smart. I said that some people in the military do it.
Care to retort? |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| ROK soldiers definitely don't do this. Every US soldier I've talked to said its a stupid idea. The way you worded it made it sound like it's regular protocol. Some guys in my unit sprayed mosquito repellent in their face (bad idea) to stay awake but I'm gonna say "ROK troops put bug spray on their face" or people might think it's what we all do. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| fermentation wrote: |
| ROK soldiers definitely don't do this. Every US soldier I've talked to said its a stupid idea. The way you worded it made it sound like it's regular protocol. Some guys in my unit sprayed mosquito repellent in their face (bad idea) to stay awake but I'm gonna say "ROK troops put bug spray on their face" or people might think it's what we all do. |
First off, I never said ROK soldiers. Secondly, in what unit do ROK soldiers get Tabasco Sauce as part of their MRE?
OP, stretching is a good way to stay awake. It increases blood flow and gives you a temporary boost in energy. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| It'll make the soldier run for a bottle of water to pour over his eyes. A soldier would be in no shape for anything after something like that in his eyes, the burning and the watering. I accidently wiped juice from jalepeno's in my eyes. It didn't make me keep my eyes open. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:35 am Post subject: |
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| I go through a few pieces of nicotine gum a day as a stimulant. It doesn't taste good, so I usually have a piece of nicotine gum with a piece or two of normal gum. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| Tea. |
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2i2dk1ny2i3
Joined: 26 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Tea!
i used to be a huge Coffee drinker but Tea is "better" for you
i've tried many energy drinks and they work best for me w/Tea rather than coffee and you feel less groggy
another way is to lay off any Caffeine and do a mini "cleanse" i.e. on Sunday, i try to drink very little to zero drinks w/caffeine
the longer you can stay away from it, the effects of Caffeine will increase once you start back up
BTW, if you do drink Tea, i try never to drink it straight up or the coffee equivalent black. In the States i used Splenda but found a decent alternative Fruit Sugar |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
First off, I never said ROK soldiers. Secondly, in what unit do ROK soldiers get Tabasco Sauce as part of their MRE?
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Well, you did say "soldiers" and not "US soldiers. Also KATUSA get US MREs so yeah.
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Adam Carolla wrote: |
Vitamim B seems to do the trick for a lot of people.
Bacchus, if you're into energy drinks...Cutting down on carbs can also help, as a carb-heavy meal will cause an insulin spike which makes you feel drowsy for an hour or two after eating. |
I second the vitamin B suggestion. I started taking some herbal medicine that my wife ordered for me that's high in vitamin B and it keeps me wide awake all day long without affecting my sleep like caffeine can do.
As for energy drinks, they are of dubious value at best if taken for what they are advertised for here. For example, taurine, one of the main ingredient in many of these tonics, won't keep you awake but some studies suggest it might improve athletic performance. Regardless of the active ingredients, most of these drinks are loaded with sugar and so drinking them to stay awake is counter-intuitive (for the reasons that you mention). |
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cuorev
Joined: 10 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:52 am Post subject: |
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| would go for red bull if not the ridiculous price tags they have here in korea |
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