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To: Jean S; GulfWar1Vet; Old Sarge; mylife; M1911A1; Radix; SandRat

That makes me wonder.....does the military supply cigarettes these days?


46 posted on 11/12/2008 6:40:24 PM PST by AZamericonnie
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To: AZamericonnie

No ciggies


49 posted on 11/12/2008 6:42:06 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: AZamericonnie

Nope.. Secretary of Health Joeseph Caliphano banned them for the C-Ration boxes and they haven’t been available ever since. That was during Jimm-EEEEEEE Car-DUHs administration.


62 posted on 11/12/2008 6:48:26 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: AZamericonnie

Nope - you buy and pack what you can.

Now me, for instance, my bag of pipe tobacco suits me just dandy!


68 posted on 11/12/2008 6:51:03 PM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: AZamericonnie
"That makes me wonder.....does the military supply cigarettes these days?"

I have personally never smoked, but when I was stationed in Germany, I was given ration coupons which allowed me to purchase 4 cartons a month for $2.10 each. That is I think ten (or was it 20?) packs of cigarettes for 21 (?) cents per pack. I do not actually know how many packs are in a carton.

Back in 1980 the Germans were paying something like 10 times that much. Black marketing cigarettes was very lucrative for some of my comrades in arms. I was always being asked to share my ration coupons.

I never saw cigarettes included in meal kits.

70 posted on 11/12/2008 6:51:27 PM PST by Radix (Senator Robert Byrd considers retirement: " Someone has got to iron those sheets.")
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