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Life Magazine cover from WW II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Remember the ubiquitous image of a dog-faced World War II soldier smoking a Lucky Strike between shellings from the Nazis? Well, that image has come a long way.<\/p>\n

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel <\/a>came out last week and said he is considering banning all tobacco sales on military bases.<\/p>\n

Hagel was quoted as saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t allow smoking in any of our government buildings. Restaurants, states, [and] municipalities have pretty clear regulations on this. I think in reviewing any options that we have as to whether we in the military through commissaries [or] PXs sell or continue to sell tobacco is something we need to look at. And we are looking at it. And I think we owe it to our people.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A recent DofD study showed that smoking rates among people in the military is slightly higher than among civilians — about 24 percent to 20 percent.<\/p>\n

No word when such a recommendation might be coming forward.<\/p>\n

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Additionally (nice sidebar on this story), the Navy is considering banning tobacco sales<\/a> on all of its ships. Surprising, a commander actually tried to ban tobacco sales on his ship — the USS Theodore Roosevelt, back in 1993, but get this, a Congressional subcommittee got involved (wonder if Big Tobacco got in the middle of this) and mandated that tobacco sales be allowed on all vessels. Then the Navy passed a regulation allowing smoking on all ships. Unbelievable!<\/p>\n

According to Stars & Stripes:<\/p>\n

Although the statute was overturned later by Congress, the story of the Roosevelt demonstrated the former power of the tobacco lobby and its interest in the military market.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 20 years, times have changed. The Navy now does not allow sailors on active duty to take “smoking breaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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