How it works
OnBaseRide is a carpool app for verified members of the military community. People share rides they are already taking, to and around their installation, and split what the drive costs. No one makes a profit from a ride, and OnBaseRide takes no fee.
Who can use it
Adults verified through ID.me as part of its military community: service members, veterans and military families. Verification happens on ID.me's own pages; OnBaseRide keeps only whether you are verified, the group ID.me reports, and when.
Riders
- Choose your installation, then take a seat on a commute a driver has posted.
- Where your state allows it, you can also request a ride for as soon as possible, or schedule one up to 30 days ahead.
- You see the price before you take a seat or request a ride, and pay by card after the ride.
Drivers
- Post a trip you are already making, with up to 4 seats, or accept a rider's request where requests are allowed.
- Set up payouts once with Stripe. You receive the whole cost share for every seat.
- Each state limits how many round trips a driver can make in a day, so driving stays carpooling.
What a ride costs
The driving miles times the IRS standard mileage rate, 76 cents a mile, which the IRS sets to cover fuel, wear, insurance and depreciation. A commute's cost is split across its seats. The rider also pays the card processing Stripe charges, shown as its own line, so it never comes out of the driver's share. OnBaseRide takes nothing.
Why it follows each state's carpool law
Most states let drivers share costs without becoming a rideshare company, as long as they earn no more than the cost of the drive. Those rules differ by state, so OnBaseRide applies each state's own: where riders may request rides or only join commutes, how many trips a driver can make a day, and, where the law is not yet clear, pausing that state until it is.
Safety and privacy
- Every member is verified through ID.me before they can price, request or offer a ride.
- Card and bank details go to Stripe and never reach OnBaseRide.
- Your location is used only to run rides, and only with your permission. OnBaseRide never sells personal information or uses it for advertising. See the privacy policy.
- OnBaseRide grants no access to military installations; each installation's own rules apply.