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Commissaries aren't troops sole source of food. They'll just go off-base and slum it with their fellow Americans or have to acknowledge their host cultures overseas.
Not getting paid is a much more serious issue.
Commissary groceries are subsidized, it's going to have a pretty big impact. Not only will they have to go off-base, it'll be a lot more expensive.
Coupled with the not getting paid part...lmao
Not sure what your area was or what, but it's definitely way cheaper. I still have the ability to go and make a 45-minute monthly trek to do so. Meat alone is, on average, 50% cheaper than Walmart and about 30-40% cheaper than the cheapest place I have in town
There are a few exceptions like certain canned veggies/beans if you can buy in bulk at Sam's Club or Costco can be a bit more expensive at the Commissary on a per ounce basis and name brand frozen/pantry "convenience" foods tend to have little savings
But by and large it's dirt cheap compared to off-base