TABLE I.
Selected Military Tobacco Control Initiatives, 1986–1993
| Opposition to Policy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy | Issued | Modified | Tobacco Institute | Tobacco Companies | Congress | Military Personnel | Civilian Union |
| ATCP | April 1986 | July 1986 | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Policy: D1010.10 plus further restrictions on smoking and punishment for violations. | |||||||
| Action: Cut back to minimum DoD requirements. Included references to “right to smoke.” Full policy never implemented. | |||||||
| Air Force SAC Unit | October 1987 | October 1988 | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Policy: SAC tobacco-free by April 1988. Smoking prevalence to be tracked by position. | |||||||
| Action: Tracking data modified to “protect” smoker identities. | |||||||
| Army–Fort Dix Policy Memo 43 | September 1988 | October 1988 | √ | √ | |||
| Policy: Ban all use of tobacco products indoors and in military vehicles and aircraft. | |||||||
| Action: Rescinded entirely. | |||||||
| AAFES Policy MB 90-127 | October 1990 | April 1991 | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Policy: Eliminate most tobacco promotions in exchanges. | |||||||
| Action: Rescinded entirely before implementation. | |||||||