I’m going to withhold judgment on this one pending more information.
Everything I’ve read about Afghanistan says it is a transportation nightmare with few real roads. Most of the country is a goattrail and a prayer.
With soldiers deployed into combat, the major priority has to be the resupply and mobility of the combat and support troops in the actual fight. Every resource has to be directed to them, and if some concessionaires are indisposed, then that’s just the way it is.
If the linedogs are living on MREs, then the REMFs shouldn’t be living on champagne and caviar.
All "support" has to be directed toward the combat unit. And all organizations above the combat unit exist only to support the combat unit. But that not how it works out.
“With soldiers deployed into combat, the major priority has to be the resupply and mobility of the combat and support troops in the actual fight.”
The fast food places are at Bagram (5000 Americans) and Kandahar, both of which have good roads and big runways. The FOBs and smaller don’t have fast food. At least, the two I spent time at did not.
Pizza and Burger King were a taste of home when passing thru Bagram, and I didn’t meet anyone who resented the folks there having them. For many, it was the last/first taste of home as they deployed in/out of Afghanistan.
And when they get a chance to come into a big base, they should have the opportunity to enjoy better conditions than being out in the field. In order to do that, those REMF bases need a better infrastructure and amenities. Otherwise there won't be any point at all for them to come in for some downtime.