From what I've been told by a few people on svtp is that all you have to do is send a copy of your military I.D. I personally wouldn't send my DD214 to anybody because identity theft is so bad in our country right now. And what better than to have a soldiers most important military document in the hands of a crook. Your SSN is on it plus everything you've ever done in the military. I would tell Whipple KB is offering me a military discount and see if they will match it. Because you can't beat ze reliability of ze vipple!
Ive heard good and bad for both. I have a KB 2.6 with no issues at all on 20 psi all the time. Customer service does have some smart a**es though if you do have questions....