Richard Durbin actually said...

Let us not lose sight of the soft power resources that are also critically important.

The Air Force Surgeon General who preceded you, Travis, in 2015, issued a report that the cost of tobacco to the military is $4.5 billion or...

Further curbing the use of tobacco in the military is a prime way to accomplish these goals.

Clearly, the environment that they were brought into was one that gave them an opportunity, perhaps encouragement, to smoke.