I have a Soldier who recently got a P2 profile for asthma. This Soldier was doing good on their run until they got this profile. I mean, of course with asthma, it was a struggle. But now, they have lost all drive to even put forth the effort because it is easier to walk and they think they can get away with it because their last NCO let them.

Is there a regulation stating that if a Soldier has a profile for asthma, they are not allowed to smoke? I know that this is one of those that should be common sense, but Soldiers don't adhere to common sense these days.

I have tried finding answers to this in Army Regulation 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness, and many other regulations.

I doubt if there is a regulation that covers this specifically but then again who knows. I worked with some one who was diabetic. He would sit around drinking Mountain Dew all the time then wind up at the ER later on that day. No one ever hit him with a regulation saying he could not drink Soda. Like you said Soldiers don't adhere to common sense.

since smoke opens the lungs up for a while after having a coffin nail. most asthmatics seem to like smoking. saves the inhaler some hits. what about fat soldiers who eat at burger king and skinny soldiers who only eat once a day? then theres the soldier with zits! maybe he needs to wash his face 4 times a day. stick with the NCO business it makes you job more simple.

For the record, your soldier isn't really "getting away with it". They have a profile for a medically identified issue. Perhaps they should not have been admitted to the military with it in the first place, but now that they are here, it is an issue, and as you said they struggled before. So your soldier isn't 'getting over', they are simply doing what the doctor ordered.

If your doctor told you that you had a bad knee and not to do airborne operations for instance, and you didn't do airborne operations, the other airborne soldiers wouldn't tell you that you were getting over.