The Army has launched a ride-share pilot program across six installations to increase access for soldiers and families who live on post.

“This program demonstrates our commitment to addressing the challenges faced by our military communities,” Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said in an Army news release. “Through collaboration with the ride-share industry, we're able to provide our soldiers and their families with safe, reliable and convenient transportation options that support their unique needs and enhance their overall quality of life.”

The two-month pilot program will standardize access procedures and requirements to safely increase ridership and promote additional transportation options for more than 600,000 service members, retirees and civilians across the six installations, according to the news release. The installations included in the pilot are Fort Bliss, Texas, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Schofield Barracks, Fort Shafter and Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.

Visitors, including taxi and ride-share drivers, will undergo identity proofing and vetting through the FBI’s National Crime Information Center and Terrorist Screening Database, according to the news release. Drivers also will be required to show the ride-share request on their smartphones or identify the person and building for the pickup.

If the program is successful, the Army plans to expand the program to more installations throughout the U.S., according to the news release.

The pilot aims to simplify transportation onto installations in a safe way, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer said. “This pilot is our response to see if we can safely collaborate with the ride-share industry to simplify transportation options for everyone living on, working on or even visiting our camps, posts and installations,” he said. “We heard you and agree, it shouldn’t be so hard to coordinate transportation onto our installations, but also in and around some of our larger ones.”