U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service officers made the arrests. Documents showing questionable identity information led to the Immigration and Naturalization Service action. This applies to baggers, insurance salesmen and others. He said the agency accepts the decisions commanders make in licensing eligible baggers at commissaries. A visible part of commissary service worldwide, nearly 5,000 baggers work in stores but are not commissary system employees.
Baggers earn wages from patron tips.
Commissary baggers are self- employed, working under a license agreement with the installation commander. Prospective baggers must apply through the base for a work license under the rules of DoD Directive 1344.7, Personal Commercial Solicitation on DoD Installations. Post commanders then enforce those regulations at the local level. Applicants must present photo identification and a Social Security number to obtain a work license. In most cases, military police will conduct a local records check and work with the Immigration and Naturalization Service as a part of that process.