A Charlie Company Cooperative program
Been drinking. Call a cab. We've got it.
The 2/35 Infantry Taxi Card, brought back for a new generation.
Why this exists
A DUI rarely starts with bad character. It starts with a fare that felt like money you didn't have.
No soldier should ever drive drunk because a cab felt like a bill he couldn't justify. That math is exactly backwards — a $15 ride against a suspended license, a UCMJ action, sometimes a life.
So we made the call free.
Where the idea comes from
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry carried a card in their wallet.
Been drinking? Call a cab, show the card, ride home free. The battalion staff duty desk paid the fare, every time — no app, no card swipe, no automated transaction. Just a phone call and someone who picked up.
Arrive Alive brings that back, funded by donors instead of a duty desk, so any unit can run it. Read the full story →
All charges paid in full by battalion staff duty.
How it works
No app. No card swipe. Just a phone call.
Every dollar goes into a dedicated ride bucket held by the Charlie Company Cooperative — a real 501(c)(3), not a middleman.
Been drinking and need out? The fund covers a ride home — starting with a Fort Carson unit. No shame in the call; that's the whole point.
A ride paid for is a DUI prevented — and a life, a career, and a family kept whole. As the fund grows, the program expands to more units.
Where the fund stands
Brand-new and starting from zero — honestly.
Here's the real starting line, and it moves the moment you pitch in.
Put a ride on the board
A ride home costs less than a bar tab.
Tax-deductible — the Charlie Company Cooperative is a registered 501(c)(3), EIN 93-3744013. Up to 3% supports the Cooperative's own operating costs (insurance, admin, keeping the lights on); the rest funds rides.
Automatic tax receipts are coming once our Zeffy giving form is live. For a written acknowledgment on any single gift of $250 or more, email c3@charlieco.co.