Lt. Col. Dave Grossman—author of On Combant—returns to The Internal Affairs A Police Podcast with host Marlon Marrache. Building on our ongoing talks about the real role of Internal Affairs, Grossman exposes sleep deprivation as the force’s deadliest blind spot.

Grossman hands over the playbook: 1)Seven hours minimum: enforce it 2) Pitch-black sleep: grab a mask 3) Caffeine cutoff at noon: no debate 4) One full cycle before any OIS interview.

Under fire, the mind fractures. Tunnel vision. Blackouts. One in five officers swears to scenes that never existed. Body-cam review comes first. Skip it, and Internal Affairs risks false narratives and broken trust!

When exhaustion triggers failure, the chain of command answers—not the officer.

“More officers die by suicide than bullets."

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Time Stamp:

00:30 Intro & Military Banter

02:15 The Secret Weapon: Sleep in Sports & Military

05:40 Sleep on Duty: Discipline or Disease?

08:30 24 Hours Awake = 0.10 BAC

12:10 Sleep Hacks That Save Lives

16:45 Why IA Gets a Bad Rap

20:00 Perceptual Distortions Under Fire

24:30 Bodycam Before Statement – Justice for All

28:50 Hold the Chain of Command Accountable

32:15 On Combat: The Book That Prepares Warriors

37:00 Final Charge: Stay in the Fight

39:30 Outro & Resources