When I went through Air Force basic 1999, it was not only a no go to smoke in basic but anytime you were in uniform the whole way through tech school(each of the branches calls this something different but it's your job specific courses) and since you went through a "phase program" with steadily lifting restrictions to prevent the "hell yeah outta basic time to party" from taking over, it was 6-10 weeks after basic before you were aloud out of uniform outside of your dormitory building. and of course no smoking in the dorms.
not sure how it's done now or wether the navy ever subscribed to the "phase program" but the it was
1st phase: 2 weeks long must report to all formations and march in formation to class, UOD(uniform of the day) must be worn at all times,restricted to base curfew 21:00.
2nd: 4 weeks long curfew moved to 22:00 weekdays 23:00 weekends may be of base if wearing blues (mind you not full dress but the collared blue shirt and slacks) must be in uniform at all times
3rd: 6 weeks long may wear civilian clothes on or off base(so long as not on duty of course) curfew remains as 2nd (at this point off duty tobacco use if permitted in appropriate areas (each dormitory had it's own outdoor smoking area pretty much a gazebo size roof with a metal picnic table and some smokers outposts on a concrete pad)
then if like me you had the long schools there were two more phases that were basically the thing off myth to anyone not spending at least 10 months in school
4th: somewhere right around 4 months long the same as third excepting no weekend curfew and members who are married may opt to live off base with spouse at commanders discretion
5th: last phase so until graduation from tech school or you screw it up and get knocked back a phase or more.(if you screw up in fifth phase since your basically regarded as permanent party (considered as a member who is no longer in the training program and is simply an active member of the military) it's bad and your probably going back to 1st) no more curfews at all, and at this phase you no longer need to report for formation to march in you can report directly to classroom. able to live of base at commanders discretion.
also each phase promotion required
Acceptable academic level
Passing of basic fitness examination (number of pushups sit ups and a two mile run)
acceptable military record (any unfavorable actions like late to formation, failed room inspections,getting drunk and urinating on a TI's desk, using climbing claws to get to the third floor where the female dorms are in order to get laid while after curfew and in uniform,you know just normal no no's, can and will have you held back in phase and depending on severity or reccurence of minor offences have previously attained phases removed)
required time in phase
I guess what I'm trying to say is once your out of training entirely get your pipes shipped to you and enjoy, while your in training concentrate on that and get the most you can out of what their teaching you, it may save your life(safe operating procedures), It may save someone elses, and it's part of keeping us all just a little safer back home.
Thanks for signing up, thanks for serving
