[Mr.Kimball]

I thought you guys were big "personal responsibility" aficianados? The state's interest is activated because the behavior amps up tremendous socio-economic costs. No one exists alone. All behavior is interrelated. Non-smokers pay extra to cover smokers, in a sense, as the cost is passed on. Smokers in the military should pay an extra "tax" on their health benefit. Thus only the persons engaged in the behavior assume the extra cost.

Do you feel better now?

All you had to say was, since the smoker is primarily responsible for the enormous health care costs associated with smoking, they should have to pay their fair share to help absorb the costs, be they military or civilian, and not make the civilian world shoulder the entire financial burden.
:eyeroll: