According to my source, “A new study commissioned by the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs recommends a complete ban on tobacco, which would end tobacco sales on military bases and prohibit smoking by anyone in uniform, not even combat troops in the thick of battle”.
Personally to me, this is a major crock of s**t! People smoke and there is nothing anybody can do about it. There are plenty of warnings all over the place. On the pack of smokes themselves, billboards, magazines, television commercials, pretty much everywhere! People that smoke know for a fact that it is a major factor in their health.
For the government to attempt to put a ban on smoking of any kind, let alone our troops, is going to far. Our troops are people that fight for the freedom of the whole world, and to take away something they like and enjoy is a major injustice to them. What is that telling our troops?
If your a smoker, you know that stress leads to smoking. It doesn’t matter if your having a bad day at work, dealing with kids, loosing your job, or whatever. Stress leads to smoking! Now think about the little things that make you smoke. Now, imagine having a bunch of people shooting at you with REAL bullets while your sitting in a trench covering your head, thinking about nothing but your families and weather or not you will ever see them again, or if this is going to be the last time you ever take a breath. The thought of that stress makes me want to go smoke right now.
Personally I smoke. I am a weird smoker though. I don’t smoke around other people who don’t out of respect and I also think it is the most disgusting habit in the world. But I have a right to do so.
I have an idea, why not ban smoking all together and make it illegal. Lets see what kind of tax money the government will loose and weather or not they think it “was” a good idea to ban it.
To the government, LEAVE OUR TROOPS ALONE! They fight for us, watch their fellow soldiers die while they hold them in their arms, loose limbs, families, and mental state while we sit here comfortable at home watching it all on the news. Let them smoke if they wish.
I want to know everybody’s thoughts on this matter. Please voice your opinion.
I’m a smoker. I don’t smoke in the house out of respect for the others that live here. I started smoking again after 22 years two years ago because of extreme stress. It is a disguesting habit, but it’s mine. I really do know what can happen. I don’t need government to ban it because of the dangers.
And speaking of dangers, what numbnut (and there are so many that could qualify)commissioned the study in the first place and why? Because they couldn’t solve real problems? I can’t believe that taking the cigarette out of a soldiers’ hand, who is doing what most politicians don’t have the guts to do, will make what soldiers do any less dangerous. What are politicians thinking? Oh wait, they aren’t.
I agree, I would like to know who commissioned this study as well. We are in a major deficit and we have some stupid politicians spending a ton of money and doing crap like this. That’s another subject all together and I WILL get in on that discussion. Thanks a lot for your reply.