Re: [OT]Question for combat veterans

On 24-Mar-02 at 17:58, Beth.Fulton@csiro.au (Beth.Fulton@csiro.au)
wrote:

> Seriously do you see an improvement in the ability with age? There's a
> mechanism in children/adolescents that prevents them waking in this
way (so
> siblings won't disturb them), but I'm yet to find any clear work on
whether
> there is a hard turn off age on this. Could be an issue in young
soldiers
> (probably younger than recruiting age for western armies) I guess.

I'm not sure I believe in the turn on age.  As long as I can remember
the method of waking me up was to open my door.  When we lived in
the two story house someone walking up the stairs was enough.
Neither of my brothers was like this.