five in the morning
`` I hope it rains all afternoon , then , '' gaped Anstey , behind his hand . `` It 's a rest for mine -- you bunkies -LRB- tentmates -RRB- permitting . '' Anstey stretched himself on his bed and was soon sound asleep . In summer encampment , taps sound at 10.30 , and first call to reveille sounds at five in the morning . Six hours and a half of sleep are none too much for a young man engaged at hard drilling and other work . The cadet , when his duties , permit , may , however , snatch a few minutes of sleep at any time through the day . Cadets in camp quickly get the knack of making a few minutes count for a nap .