[myknowledge]

The Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Scranton is seen after a routine port visit to Souda Bay in Greece on March 17, 2009.

NO SMOKING signs should be on board all subs, for the health of the officers and crew.

[Zeddicus]

I’m astounded that smoking was ever permitted ON SUBMARINES in the first place. Really?

[raybbr]

Oh, man. I would hate to be on a sub three weeks after this ban goes into effect.

[Diverdogz]

Who still smokes anyway?

[Rappini]

I’m a non smoker (quit in 85) but can someone direct me to a study that can technically prove that second hand smoke hurts people. Then I will believe.

[carmody]

Shouldn’t we first ban smoking in/around the White House and especially around the president? Where does the President go to smoke?

[Redleg Duke]

As a non-smoker who spent hours in a buttoned-up TOC filled with cigarette smoke during the 60s and 70s, I can really sympathize with the plight of the nonsmoking submariner.

And I got a load of crap because I "wasn't man enough to smoke"!

[shove_it]

Better ban listening to iPods while on duty too.

[MNnice]

When I served on boomers back in the late 60s and early 70s, we were allowed to take along 15 cartons per patrol (which we paid $2.20 each on the tender). And that 15 cartons figure was based on what the XO smoked over a typical 65-day run.

Smoking was allowed everywhere, of course, and I would estimate that 80% of the crew smoked.

[Poison Pill]

I had no idea that smoking was permitted there in the first place.

[Gay State Conservative]

Not being a Navy guy myself my opinion might not mean much but to me the prime considerations are mission readiness,sailors’ morale,recruitment and retention.How would this effect any of these issues,if at all?

[RandallFlagg]

Well, that sucks.
I remember on my ship, out first Captain was a nazi ex smoker and banned it except for the 2 little 10’ X 5’ mooring stations.

For 3,000 Sailors and Marines (most of whom smoked), it blew chunks.

THEN, we got a Texan CO. HE opened it in engineering, the starboard catwalk and where the division Master Chiefs wanted to allow it.

After ripping out the Captain’s chair on the bridge and installing a La-Z-Boy, of course.

I loved that guy!

GIVE OUR SAILORS E-CIGARETTES!

[Jonah Hex]

Working a core replacement on the Teacup (-628) back in Maneuvering, the SRO smoked a pipe, the SEO smoked cigarettes, and the EDO chewed tobacco. I ended up smoking cigars in self-defense!

The fun part was, I deliberately chose Swisher Sweets or cheap 7-11 cigars. When the COB came back aft to check up on us...well, remember Slim Pickens and the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles.

:-)