"Most [drill sergeants] choose not to go home during the first 72 hours because of how little sleep they'll get," the NCO added. "Even if it's just an hour away to see your kids and wife, it would be a nice break."
"Most [drill sergeants] choose not to go home during the first 72 hours because of how little sleep they'll get," the NCO added. "Even if it's just an hour away to see your kids and wife, it would be a nice break." The initiative falls under the Army's "People First" program , a strategy primarily meant to tackle pervasive issues like military sexual assault and suicide -- ones that have plagued the military and those who serve in it over the last two decades. But the policy also aims to chip away at seemingly small, but nonetheless important issues related to family care and balance, problems that can become a factor for military families when it comes time to decide on reenlistment. Some former soldiers that Military.com spoke to viewed the 72-hour room with a healthy dose of skepticism, given how busy those first few days are for trainees and a general military propensity for the "good idea fairy" to strike at times of chaos.