The association of smoking and the cost of military training

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Recruits who smoke in the US Air Force were found to be associated with $18 million per year in excess training costs. Applied to all service branches, smoking status, which represents a constellation of underlying behaviours and attitudes that can contribute to early discharge, is associated with over $130 million per year in costs.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.10.1.43

Comment: This training cost information was gathered from data on recruits from August 1995 to August 1996. The amount of money surprised me, especially since this is more than 10 years ago.