How to Survive 20 Hours of Darkness

Spiritual Minded Military Alaska Army National Guard: How to Survive 20 Hours of Darkness — The Polar Night Protocol

 

November is the time of the year in which the sun sets in Barrow. Does not regrow until January. 67 days of night. In Fairbanks, the sun rises at 10 AM and sets at 3 PM. 20 hours of night each and every day. There are lots more hours of gray light in Anchorage. Not sunlight. Gray light.

Darkness is different from the absence of light. Darkness is an entity. It is located in the chest. It is tight against your eyes. It penetrates your bones. It says this in the 4 PM blackness: "Stay inside. Stay still. Stay alone.

You have enlisted in the Alaska Army National Guard because you have a passion for this state. You are a mountain lover. You love the wilderness. Freedom is your thing.

However, the darkness is not the same. The darkness is the enemy's favorite season.

Don't fear the dark; I am with you. You are human. It's the polar night protocol that is your light.

"Even the darkness is not dark to You, and the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You." — Psalm 139:11-12

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WHY THE DARKNESS BREEDS DRINKING

The dark colors are not neutral. The enemy has his base of operations in the polar night.

There are three weaknesses in the darkness.

1. The Disappearing Sun

You make vitamin D when you're in the sun. Vitamin D can have an impact on your mood, energy, and immune system. If you don't get sunlight, your mood goes down. Your energy crashes. Your defenses are lower. The bottle has a promise to raise your happiness. The promise of the bottle is to provide you with energy. The bottle lies.

2. Isolation

In the summer, Alaska is a playground. In the winter, Alaska is a prison. The cold keeps you inside. The darkness is a prison that you dwell in. Frozen miles are how far you and your battle buddy are from each other. The enemy isolates you and freezes the roads.

3. The Endless Night

It's not the end of the night. It has to be done before sunrise. It's not been sunny for weeks! The enemy makes you feel trapped by the endless night. Trapped soldiers are clinging to the bottle.

How to Survive 20 Hours of Darkness

All three vulnerabilities are covered by the Polar Night Protocol. Not with sunlight. Logistics that operate in the dark—you can't control the sun.

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THE POLAR NIGHT PROTOCOL

1. The Light Protocol

You can't wait for the sun to come back. You have to make light. You need to create light.

Artificial Light Options:

  • Happy light / UV lamp: 30 mins each morning. Sit in front of it while you drink your coffee. The signal is important for your brain.
  • House full-spectrum lights: Change out old yellow bulbs. The chemistry of your environment affects the chemistry of you.
  • Dawn/Sunrise Alarm Clock: Wakes you with light, not sound. Your body thinks the sun is rising when it isn't.

The Light Protocol is not a recommendation. The Light Protocol is the alternative sun.

2. The Movement Protocol

When it's cold, you want to stay still. Rest is the adversaries' friend. Your weapon is movement.

Movement Options:

  • 10 minutes of indoor activity per hour. Push-ups. Sit-ups. Walk in place. You need to let your body know that you're alive.
  • If you have any indoor cardio equipment. Bike. Treadmill. Jump rope.
  • Limited outdoor activity if the weather permits. The cold air isn't the enemy. Cold temperatures stir up your nervous system.

Movement is not exercising. Movement is logistics. Your body must recognize that war is not over.

3. create a connection protocol

The darkness separates you. You have to be connected deliberately. In the polar night, connection is by design.

Connection Options:

  • Contact one battle buddy each night on the phone. Same time. Every day. The schedule eats into the loneliness.
  • Virtual formation. 5 soldiers on a video call. No agenda. Just presence.
  • Your Spiritual Minded Military shirt on your chest. The uniform connects you to the Remnant even when you are alone.

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THE FAIRBANKS ASSIGNMENT

Fairbanks was the second coldest city in the world. The temperature falls down to minus 40. It is just barely light outside. The afternoon is swallowed by the darkness.

Soldiers are stationed in Fairbanks by the Alaska Army National Guard. Soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those soldiers who lived to fight on foreign soil. The soldiers who are losing the battle to the other enemy. The opposition to darkness.

You don't need to beat down the darkness; you're called to uncover it. Your task is to operate within it.

You are not required to be happy in the Polar Night Protocol. The Polar Night Protocol calls you to be operational. Light. Movement. Connection.

It is not necessary that you feel good. There's a need to survive. The doctrine is survival.

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How to Survive 20 Hours of Darkness

THE THREE DARKNESS LIES

1.  There's nothing that can be done; the darkness is everlasting.

The truth is the darkness is not permanent. The sun will come back again. The winter solstice goes by. It is a time when the length of the day increases. The protocol is the way in which you connect from this moment to then.

2. Don't worry, you can just drink.

Well, sorry, the darkness appears darker when the bottle is used. Alcohol slows down the brain. It decreases your mood. It is a disturbance of sleep. Dries you out. The bottle isn't a light. The bottle is darker in color.

3: No one understands what you are going through.

The reality is that all Alaskan soldiers know. For decades, the Alaska Army National Guard has been battling the polar night. You are not alone. The enemy will tell you to be alone because it makes an easier target for his bullets.

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." — John 1:5

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THE JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON RESOURCES

JBER is the largest military installation in Alaska. It has resources that can help you survive the polar night.

  • Behavioral health services: Available on base. You do not need a referral.
  • Chaplain services: Confidential. Available 24/7.
  • Military Family Life Counselors: Free. Confidential. No records.
  • Outdoor recreation equipment: Borrow gear. Get outside. The cold will not kill you. The darkness will not kill you. Isolation will.

You are not trapped on base. You are stationed at the best resource in the state. Use it.

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How to Survive 20 Hours of Darkness

THE ANCHORAGE REMNANT

Anchorage has more daylight than Fairbanks. Not much. Enough to remember that the sun exists. The Remnant in Anchorage is your link to the rest of the state.

The Anchorage Remnant does three things:

First, they check on Fairbanks. The phone call takes five minutes. The text message takes ten seconds. The distance does not matter. The connection matters.

Second, they share light. A happy light. A full-spectrum bulb. A dawn simulator. They give them away to soldiers who do not have them.

Third, they remind each other that the darkness ends. Every day after the solstice is longer. The light returns one minute at a time.

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Conclusion

Alaska Army National Guard, you asked how to survive 20 hours of darkness.

The Polar Night Protocol is your answer.

Light. Movement. Connection. The protocol does not need sunlight. The protocol works in the dark.

You are not weak for struggling. You are human. The human body was not designed for Arctic darkness. Your body is doing its best. The protocol helps your body do better.

The sun will return. The winter solstice passes. The days get longer. The Polar Night Protocol is how you survive until then.

You are not alone. The Remnant is in the dark with you.

This is the Spiritual Minded Military Polar Night Protocol for the Alaska Army National Guard. The darkness is the enemy's season. The protocol is your counter-season. Light. Move. Connect. Survive. Fall in.

The Remnant does not transition. The Remnant re-enlists.

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