I bet he's a real popular guy now. I wonder if 6 bucks a hour is worth the sleepless nights and that kink he's going to get in his neck from watching his back every where he goes in town
I’m grateful that his concern for security trumped his need for popularity and acceptance.
For one you get paid a heck of a lot more than $6 an hour..
and they earn it. The Guys at Wakenhut who do this work are damn fine Security Folks who know and practice their job continually.
For another I have some personal experience with this on the Military side of the house as part of many QRF (Quick Reaction Force)... in a number of places and in charge of a few.
If you are on duty you eat, take a dump, play cards, play pool... And if you can sleep you do. In many instances I have ordered guys to sleep.
You stay in your uniform with your weapons and equipment at hand
Depending upon the assignment you have a certain specified time to be at your position. It can be measured in min.. I have seen 600 fellows go from asleep in their racks to fully armed and moving in good order down the road in their Tanks, Trucks, and APCs in less than 15 min..
So a few fellows lazing around a ready room is really nothing now is it? Not only that but depending upon the importance of a security assignment a fellow may be assigned 1-2 hours on then a few hours off then back on again. The idea is the first guy has to be alert awake and to do that he has to be rested. In truth once you know what your doing sleeping is as much a part of proper security plan as staring over the wire.
Anyone thinks Osama bin Hiden or his cronies can by force get inside even the first layer of a Nuclear Power Facilities Security is on Crack. It gets much worse from there.
Anybody whose played GI Joe knows when the need arises you go from sleep to wide awake in seconds if necessary. Nothing like rolling out of the bed at home in the morning looking for a cup of coffee. Just not the same thing at all.
This is a BS Story, absolute nonsense.
You want the QRF Folks rested and loose so they can do the job if and when it comes to that.
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