More discipline issues

It's not in the same league as the Abu Ghraib issue, but I'm also annoyed by the American soldiers who are violating Irish law and obviously making a nuisance of themselves at Shannon Airport by smoking in the restrooms (reg required). This is garbage.

Six times troops have been caught smoking there and once the airport had to be evacuated after they triggered the smoke alarm.

Interestingly, in yesterday's Irish Times (sub required), one airport police officer was actually pretty sympathetic, moreso than I would have been.

Troops can be travelling for up to 20 hours without being allowed to smoke, and so the first chance they get they try to have a quick cigarette. You have to feel a bit sorry for them but it is a pain in the neck for us.

I doubt there's a single airport in the US that allows smoking, so these people must be aware that they're not allowed to smoke. I presume that they're not allowed outside to have a cigarette, which maybe could be remedied?