/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15517473

>>15357667
O&G rigs are max 4 weeks rotation.
Same with FIFO mining in remote areas.
Submariners do 1-2 months, max 3.
It's an entirely different thing and yet still completely fucks these people up. Rates of drug use, depression and domestic violence are through the roof, even though it's blue collar jobs that pays more than a doctor.

Now that's one month away at a time, try 24 months, with no possible way to return in an emergency.
The mental game is the only real one assessment teams will focus on until they are completely satisfied, everything else is secondary.
Any retard can surface mine, not any retard can remain sane on a colony 250 million kms away for years.

> While some people on polar expeditions savor a gratifying sense of achievement, the researchers said, 40 to 60 percent of them may suffer negative effects like depression, sleep disruption, anger, irritability and conflict with co-workers.

> About 5 percent of these people endure psychological disturbances severe enough to merit treatment with medication or therapy, the researchers said.