Commandos or Ranger Joes?

Commandos. They have way better selection at a better price. Ranger Joe's has good gear, but not as wide a selection but you are paying for the ambience there....

I am partial to Commandos. When I was a young Lieutenant, it was ARCCO owned by Mr. Art Chriss. He sold it to US CAV and then many years later bought it back and opened Commandos. When I went in there a few years ago, I met Mr. Chriss again and he told me the story of why he bought the store back. They are always friendlier than at Ranger Joes and seem to have a wider selection of gear. That being said, I did meet the actual Ranger Joe and he was quite friendly. When I get to Fort Benning, I always hit both but start with Commandos

Commandos is better based on price alone, but both are pieces of shit when it comes to marking up prices. I don't blame a business for meeting demand with their own profitability, but exceeding the market value by 300% or more simply because you know you can convince 18 y/o privates to do it is ridiculous. I don't know why military continue to patron those establishments knowing they have no respect whatsoever for their customers. No one that respects customers and has any semblance of integrity will sell a Soldier the same Garmin GPS (real example) for 300 dollars that the individual can get at the PX for 120 dollars and tell them it is a good deal.

Soap Box over.