Well said! I am a military spouse, I have been living this lifestyle for over 20 years. I just wrote a book Holding Down The Fort - The military Spouses Guide to Surviving and Thriving. It talks about many of the topics you touched on.
This wouldn't work overseas. I was stationed in Italy and they do not allow this sort of thing, not even Pampered Chef was allowed to be sold by us. They also reserved jobs for local nationals, before us. Ok for in the U.S., but not overseas.