The consolidation of all DOD commissaries started 1 Oct 91. Commissaries will stock from 2,000 to 14,000 different item, depending on the number customers served and the size of the store. It is a worldwide system of region headquarters which provides localized management and support - six in the continental United States , one each in the Pacific and Europe. Excerpt DeCA Fact Sheet 94.
Retirees consider commissary their number two benefit, medical is number one.
During FY 93 there were 23 commissaries closed - all due to the military's downsizing actions. Despite these successes, there have been some setbacks. This has caused us to make program adjustments and we have had to defer some projects. We are submitting the fiscal 1993 program to the assistant secretary of defense for production and logistics and expect it will be forwarded to Congress soon. That's construction made possible by the surcharge.