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<blockquote data-quote="Kaylos" data-source="post: 6353918" data-attributes="member: 6778092">Because it isn't comfortable.&nbsp; As species, humankind does all sorts of things for comfort, even take unnecessary safety risks, as I can attest from working in Safety in Manufacturing.&nbsp; Also, the longer you wear clothes or armor, the more soiled they get which can lead to hygiene issues with the body.&nbsp; Armor strapped to the body will chafe over time, also causing skin issues.But when it isn't safe, the body can manage to all sorts of strange things.&nbsp; I am a heavy sleeper, sleep like the dead.&nbsp; Nothing wakes me.&nbsp; Yet in Iraq as an Infantry Platoon Leader, I slept very light.&nbsp; Certain sounds would wake me an instant to full wakefulness ready to move like I was being attacked (cause that could have been the case).&nbsp; I also went a 3 month period were I rarely slept more than 4 hours a day, and much of the time that was not in a full shot.&nbsp; Yet I managed to be awake an alert.&nbsp; The first month Iraq during the invasion, I regularly slept in my body armor.The armor needs to come off at some point so you can do some hygiene, and wearing armor can cause problems in the heat.&nbsp; But when it comes to sleep, the body will sleep regardless of how uncomfortable you may be.&nbsp; What matters is if you manage to get an REM cycle in or not that will really determine how the sleep itself will affect you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kaylos, post: 6353918, member: 6778092"] Because it isn't comfortable. As species, humankind does all sorts of things for comfort, even take unnecessary safety risks, as I can attest from working in Safety in Manufacturing. Also, the longer you wear clothes or armor, the more soiled they get which can lead to hygiene issues with the body. Armor strapped to the body will chafe over time, also causing skin issues. But when it isn't safe, the body can manage to all sorts of strange things. I am a heavy sleeper, sleep like the dead. Nothing wakes me. Yet in Iraq as an Infantry Platoon Leader, I slept very light. Certain sounds would wake me an instant to full wakefulness ready to move like I was being attacked (cause that could have been the case). I also went a 3 month period were I rarely slept more than 4 hours a day, and much of the time that was not in a full shot. Yet I managed to be awake an alert. The first month Iraq during the invasion, I regularly slept in my body armor. The armor needs to come off at some point so you can do some hygiene, and wearing armor can cause problems in the heat. But when it comes to sleep, the body will sleep regardless of how uncomfortable you may be. What matters is if you manage to get an REM cycle in or not that will really determine how the sleep itself will affect you. [/QUOTE]

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