how does being the military relate to smoking cigarettes?
does anyone know or can estimate how many military personnel smoke today? how much did it decrease or inxrease since WWII and Vietnam?
2007-08-12 15:51:10 · 12 answers · asked by pinoydj619 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Many people in the military do smoke (I am one of them). However, not as many military members smoke as in the past. There are very few areas on military bases and Navy ships where smoking is allowed. The military has many programs to help smokers quit the habit.
2007-08-12 15:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im assuming this is for a report of some kind, so heres an article that you can cite.
excerpt from the linked article:
According to data gathered by UCSF researchers, smoking is more prevalent among the military population. More than a third smoke, compared to almost a quarter of the civilian population.
Ruth Malone and Elizabeth Smith spent three years trying to figure out why.
Ruth Malone, Ph.D., UCSF Researcher: "There's a long history of tobacco in the military. We used to give out free cigarettes, with the ration packets and that stopped sometime back, but we basically still in many ways are subsidizing them."
What these researchers are talking about are the relatively cheap cigarettes available at military bases. Whether in the U.S. or abroad, active duty personnel have been able to buy them tax-free at commissaries and exchanges.
2007-08-12 16:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by emily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never been in the military but I used to smoke. It can be relaxing if you're under stress and undoubtedly guys in the field are under stress. My hunch is that you would find a higher percentage of smokers among those deployed than you would back home.
2007-08-12 16:00:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
During WWII cigs were given out in or with the rations for free. So many started smoking.
Cigs are still tax free (I believe) at PX's (military stores) so there is less disincentive than for the general population.
2007-08-12 16:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by zydecojudd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has decreased greatly since the days of WWII. Of course one of the reasons is they no longer include packs of smokes in rations packs.
2007-08-12 15:58:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the time people get out of the military (after a tour), 90% of them smoke.
2007-08-12 15:57:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't. some already where smoking before joining and other did it to be cool. I think if I where on the front battle line and scare I most likely to start smoking too.
2007-08-12 16:05:03 · answer #7 · answered by rma2ks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stress, hunger, boredom. I think less smoke today but that is because of the knowledge of the dangers of smoking.
2007-08-13 03:37:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There used to be, but not any more.
2007-08-12 15:57:45 · answer #9 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only connection is when the drill sergeant says, "Light'em up, if you have'em".
If you are not a man, you "light'em up".
2007-08-12 15:57:37 · answer #10 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋