Change of watch is every 4 hours, typically (at least in the Coast Guard). That said, most people wake up fairly easily, especially when whey know they have watch in a few hours.JALLEN wrote:How many times each night in the Navy are people awakened by others to go on watch? I had no idea it was so dangerous.C-dub wrote:I would not be surprised if the man was no-billed by a grand jury or acquitted if it makes it to trial. He was obviously confused having just come out of a seizure and could have thought the fireman was an intruder without fully recognizing him as a fireman/EMT.
IIRC, back when I was in the Navy, a man could not be held responsible for his actions within something like the first 10-15 seconds of being awakened. Not from when he woke on his own, but if he was awakened by someone. Also, IIRC, this arose because of people being startled when roused from sleep and swinging out at whatever. A tragic incident to be sure, but barring any other circumstances, I would not be surprised if he was acquitted or no-billed.
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