Hagel Mulls Banning Smoking in Military

Miltary.Com ^ | 4/2/2014 | Richard Sisk

[katiedidit1]

In a letter to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus last week, five Democratic senators urged him "to increase smoke-free areas on bases" and give sailors more access to programs to stop smoking.

"We urge you to do everything in your capacity to address this issue for our military men and women, including moving forward with the proposal to stop the sale of tobacco aboard all naval bases and ships," said the letter from Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sherrod Brown D-Ohio.

[SkyPilot]

If smoking is unhealthy (and it is), why is the DoD and Hagel bragging that we are now paying out hundreds of millions of dollars in “same sex” housing and medical benefits to military who engage in such unhealthy behavior as fisting and penises in another man's rectum?

[SkyPilot]

Hung over.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

It’s the bologna pony or nothing in Obama’s armed forces!

[pollywog]

hmmmmmm bet that is one law Obama would veto... isn’t he the top dog in the military?

[A_Former_Democrat]

I think you’ve figured out their incentive

[onyx]

These Marxist people need to get lost.

[Chode]

Cigarman says KISS MY AZZ!!!

[ourworldawry]

“There’s a lot of folks out there who seem to be of the opinion that if you don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t eat red meat, get lots of exercise, etc., etc., the human lifespan can be extended to virtual immortality.”

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They may enjoy good health while alive, but they get not-one-day-longer than ‘appointed’.