It costs smoke to fight a war! There are more cigarette butts than shells in this trench, and squatting in the trenches smokes every day! On the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, both the Russian and Ukrainian armies supplied vodka and cigarettes. Tobacco and alcohol are mainly used to stabilize morale and relieve stress. Those who do not smoke can receive candy. Cigarettes on the battlefield are also a form of hard currency.
In addition to the Eastern European army, the Indian army has always had the habit of drinking and keeping warm, and because the Indian army was actually created by the British in the 19th century. As a result, the Indian army now has the tradition of being able to drink in military barracks. Moreover, the Indian Army is also one of the largest consumers of whisky, and 5 bottles of black label whisky a month are simply the standard for indian mid-level officers.
The U.S. military has a centuries-old tradition of alcoholism, so the U.S. military has to require all U.S. military bases to not sell alcohol until 22 o'clock at night, but it does not prohibit soldiers, buy more, and continue to drink after 22 o'clock. The Navy, on the other hand, was more lenient, and did not need to buy its own wine, and every sailor could receive rum every day.
During the war in Afghanistan, the German troops stationed in Afghanistan drank an average of 25 bottles of red wine and 229 liters of beer a year.
