BaseConnect vs Sidequest

BaseConnect is the first of its kind military only invite only social media platform to help connect our military troops to each other, your military installation and to the local community. Our leadership team are military veterans with over 80+ years of military service combined. BaseConnect was developed for active duty, guard, reserve members and will be expanding soon to military spouses and veterans. BaseConnect Features include: - Invite Only/Military Only (Only verified users can get access) - Base Phone Directory with offline access - Secure ReCaller (Get rid of the paper recall roster) - Secure Newsfeed (No more public social media posts that should be private) - Secure Messenger (Securely message any BaseConnect user or create a group) - On and off base reviews - Housing status - Instructor Pilot Feedback - Consistent updates coming every month To get access to BaseConnect just create an account using your .mil email address, select your military installation and you are all set. If you see limited features this means your base has not partnered with BaseConnect yet. In order to do this contact your public affairs office and have them email us at support@baseconnect.com Vision: Our vision is to be the primary platform that the Department of Defense uses to communicate securely and solve real communication problems on and off the military installation. "Connecting Our Troops" Mission: "BaseConnect uses our skill set of Leadership and Vision combined with technical gifting to connect our troops and their families to each other, their military installation and the local community in order to save lives, save time and save money for them and the federal government." We have a huge vision here at BaseConnect and have an endless list of problems to solve for the Department of Defense. So whether you are Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marines or Coast Guard we are here to help you solve problems using technology to help save lives, save time, save money, and save taxpayers resources. If you have any ideas or features you would like added to BaseConnect please reach out to us and we will do our best to develop your requests into our platform. We currently have over forty feature requests in our backlog submitted by our users. Thank you for your service. We look forward to serving you. Much more coming soon...

You're a little tired. Your friends are busy. Your group chat is quiet. Planning something means texting twenty people to find two who are free. So the easier option wins. You stay home. You scroll a little more. Somewhere nearby, others are in the exact same situation. Wouldn't it be nice if you could find each other? MEET SIDEQUEST The fastest way to find people to do things with. Sidequest is a social discovery app for small real-world activities happening nearby. Open the app and see what people around you are doing. • Join a hike. • Find a pickup game. • Meet people for coffee. • Start a board game night. And somewhere in the middle of it, you'll realize: "If not for Sidequest, I'd probably be scrolling right now." HOW IT WORKS Browse See sidequests happening near you tonight or tomorrow. Join Found something interesting? Join with one click. Or Start One Got an idea? Post a sidequest and see who joins. That’s it. No tickets. No complicated planning. No awkward group chat messages. Just show up. WHAT MAKES SIDEQUEST DIFFERENT Sidequest is built for small, casual groups where you actually meet people. Not giant events. Not endless scrolling. Most sidequests are just 3–8 people. Small enough that you actually connect. WHO IT’S FOR Sidequest is perfect if you: • Want to meet new people • Just moved to a new city • Are in college • Want more social life Because the best memories rarely come from scrolling. They come from saying yes to something unexpected. THE WORLD IS BETTER THAN YOUR FEED Find your next sidequest.