Pickleball has spread quietly across military installations — repurposed tennis courts, dedicated MWR builds, and improvised courts at deployed locations. A practical guide for the service member starting a base league and for the MWR coordinator sourcing loaner paddles.

What GOVX is, who it verifies, and exactly how the ARTI member offer works from free verification to checkout — including how GOVX compares to ID.me for pickleball gear, whether verification expires, and which ARTI paddles are eligible through the marketplace.