Military Veteran Verification is abhorrent

[metallic24601]

Why does Verizon require military veterans to go through a third-party site that requires us to pay for an additional subscription service in order to verify our veteran status? This is absurd!  I can't even find a corporate email to send a complaint to. Why is it that civilian employees can simply send in a pay stub for verification but veterans have to pay a fee? T-Mobile never gave me this much headache.

[vzw_customer_support]

Hello.Thank you for your service to our country. Our goal is to make registering a Military or Veterans discount as easy as possible. Verizon has partnered with Veterans Advantage for fast service verification using MilVetID. We hope this information is helpful.