The Curfew is Nothing Compared to This
It appears that 2ID is about to wage a war on smokers according to Warrior News.
CAMP RED CLOUD — Army officials announced Monday the formation of a special task force to eliminate the use of tobacco products on Uijeongbu Enclave installations.
“During my command, you will see a smoke-free installation,” said Lt. Col. William Huber, U.S.
This is going to be reality,” Huber said. “It’s not a matter of if we’re going to do it. It is a matter of how we’re going to do it.”
Huber said he plans to use Red Cloud as a test bed and may direct implementation of the new policy as early as May 1.
“We have a great deal of command support,” Huber said. “We’re going to lead the way. As it is successful, it will move on.
Huber said the 2nd Infantry Division command team is on board with the policy initiative.
Osan Air Base recently adopted a similar policy; however the garrison’s move is a first for U.S. Army installations on the peninsula.
All hell is going to break lose if smoking is outlawed on Army installations. There are just so many people that smoke in the Army. Imagine all these people going cold turkey all the sudden. I will be stuck with pissed off people with the shakes all day now instead of irritated people who miss their families and want to go home.
I don’t smoke or use any tobacco products and really think it is a bad habit just like alcohol. However, I believe soldiers should have the right to smoke which is a legal activity just like alcohol. My biggest gripe with smokers are the cigarrette butts they leave lieing around and how some people sham out of work by taking smoke breaks all the time. Division should create a policy that addresses those two problems instead of just banning smoking all together.
If the army is able to ban tobacco what is to stop the army from banning alcohol? They are both health risks, correct? Does anyone from Osan AFB know what the policy down there is for smokers? People will long forget about the curfew controversy if this becomes reality. Once again, only in 2ID. You gotta love it.
Unless something changed recently, the policy here at Osan is that you can only smoke in "designated tobacco usage" areas. You can't walk down the street smoking a cigarette, in or out of uniform. Are they serious? They're contemplating making the entire post smoke-free?
Hahahahahahahahahahaha. I do believe there are more pressing issues that need to be looked into.
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Would that mean smoking is offlimits everywhere on base, or only indoors? I think smoking's not only disgusting and unhealthy, but, in this day and age, patently an intelligence test. But I doubt fatty food is being banned on base, so what's the deal?
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This is lunacy of the highest order!
Of course, everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, and I reluctantly acknowledge that the military may have a valid financial motive for banning smoking on its installations. However, what bothers me most is the errosion of personal freedoms.
Does the man not have more pressing concerns? Sheesh!