>>11195757There are mail men too.
I'm sure the schools and the rest of the local government is working for Cobra too. No doubt, they're using federal money for Cobra military projects too and everyone is working together to ensure no one outside of the city knows.
Not everyone is a full blown soldier in Cobra. They're not expected to be one and is probably less militant than the army because of that.
You can work the local pizzeria or arcade, playing it up for just randoms passing through the city and that's your danger pay.
You can retire a comfy life, as long as you do your part and maybe Cobra will have taken over America by that point.