From the BBC:
American troops are not to be banned from smoking in war zones, the US Defence Department says.
The decision comes despite a recent study which recommended the US military should be tobacco-free. Pentagon spokesman, Geoff Morrell, said US troops were already making enough sacrifices in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I can picture it vividly: a smartly uniformed commanding officer knocks on the door of a typical American suburban house at sunrise. Mr & Mrs Average American open door with terrified expressions on their faces.
CO: "Mr & Mrs Average American, I'm afraid it's about your son, Joe... he's got a bit of nasty cough."
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More likely it'd be 'I'm afraid Joe has been put in the stockade for twenty years, for risking the health of fellow soldiers by smoking when under fire.'
They've backed off for now, but this one will come back.
No Smoking In Foxholes
"Armed Forces were particularly please by being allowed to use any of the above designs to Personalise their own foxholes ( defined under Statute as a Working Place since they have at least two sides and sometimes a bit of roof )."
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