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We have guests onboard! A group from the Naval Post Graduate School is doing a sleep study and chose the Chafee to conduct a portion of it. Our ship is on various rotations of watch schedules including 12 hour shifts, 3 and 9, 5 and 7, and a handful of others. (These watches are in addition to our normal work days, keep in mind). We are wearing wrist watches that measure level of activity. Somehow, it can tell when we are sleeping, moving about, and resting. They can even measure the quality of sleep. We are to keep a daily log of when we sleep, how often we are working out, what types of caffeinated drinks we consume and things of that nature. We will be studied for 2 weeks now, another 2 weeks mid deployment, and a final 2 weeks towards the end. With the data they collect they hope to construct a friendlier environment for staying vigilant and keeping rested.

I got to see the raw data from the watch after the initial 2 weeks and I felt that it was pretty accurate! Very interesting to put together how I feel I sleep and the science of how well I sleep. So far, so good. Let’s hope it stays that way for as long as possible!