UPDATED: I use the New 2020 Base Access Benefit

UPDATED information for base access. DoD policy states you must do a background check prior to getting access to the base.
link from the V.A. on top questions asked about base access, including this background check.
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/70068/dod-answers-top-10-questions-expanded-commissary-exchange-mwr-access/