The first criteria for a Third Place (wikipedia link below) is "Occupants of third places have little to no obligation to be there. They are not tied down to th

The first criteria for a Third Place (wikipedia link below) is "Occupants of third places have little to no obligation to be there. They are not tied down to the area financially, politically, legally, or otherwise and are free to come and go as they please." Military service has a lot of benefits. But it probably wouldn't serve the same purpose that Mcdonalds does in these communities