Speaking of which, I don't know why tattoos, which do not affect a person's health, are frowned upon, yet smoking, which can (if you have the gene) lead to cancer, or at least emphesema and heart disease, is seen as no problem. This is certainly off topic, but I don't know why smoking is allowed at all in the military. That soldier's body belongs to Uncle Sam, so why would Uncle sam be OK with ruining it?Always figured it was kind of like smoking. ... you wake up one day ten years later and realize you can't stop, and are stuck with it for the rest of your life.