First, I’m retired Navy and live near the base.
I got totally over having half of the items I need at Walmart locked up. Our Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney (DA) stated that he would not prosecute shoplifters, so Walmart locked stuff up. You have to get an associate to get it and have to pay for it right then.
So we went back to the Commissary. Good prices, great choices, and we don’t have to deal with the Walmartians.
I lived near the Ranger Ft. Benning base in Columbus, GA. We generally saw them in uniform in the wild making the rounds from Krispy Kreme to Waffle House, not so much in the local markets. Some things you cannot get in the Commissary.