The argument makes absolutely no sense ------ "It is the separate VA system, housing system, and commissary system that has isolated the military from too much of the country. For example, the original purpose of the commissary system was for those who are serving overseas."  I lived on post at Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Rucker, and Fitzsimons.  The commissary, PX, and movie theatres were located on post for the benefit of the many families living there as well.  It is odd to suggest, for example, that military families would have to drive twenty to thirty miles at Leonard Wood. Most military facilities were constructed miles from local communities.