Analysis of the influence of sleep on the state of mental performance of military servants

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of different sleep durations on the mental performance of military personnel. To implement it, using content analysis and descriptive-evaluative methods, materials from do-mestic and foreign scientific literature containing evidence and experimental base on the issue under study were studied and summarized. As a result of the studies, it was established that in order to maintain the optimal level of mental performance of military personnel, an 8-hour sleep duration is necessary. Its reduction leads to a proportional decrease in the efficiency of completing assigned tasks.

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