Originally Posted by
AK Hawg
Seriously though, they're ground tested for any side effects, and then prescribed only for very specific reasons (like single-seat fighter ocean crossings.)
Did they make it just for the purpose you outlined above? I'm just curious, because wasn't there an incident a few years back in Afghanistan where the "go pills" issue was involved in a friendly fire incident?
Not making a case either way, I just remember it being mentioned quite frequently.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Also used for special operations.
Civilians tend to get weirded out by this, but if you're going in harms way and sleep is not in the program the possible side effects pale in comparison to risk of getting shot or otherwise killed due to lack of alertness.
When my dad was in Viet Nam they would take them before going out on patrol. He said the crash was pretty traumatic when you came down off of them. Wasn't uncommon for him to sleep in excess of 24 hours afterwards.