Learn About Marine Corps Benefits Joining the Marine Corps comes with benefits you may never have considered.
Survivor Benefit Plan or Term Life Insurance? Here's why term life insurance may not be a better option than the military's Survivor Benefit Plan.
Faced with the Survivor Benefit Plan Decision? 5 Things to Know If you need to decide whether to opt in to the Survivor Benefit Plan, here are five factors to consider.
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA) Surviving spouses whose SBP have been offset as a result of receiving DIC are eligible for a Special Allowance.
5 Signs SBP Open Season Could Make Sense for You Here are five financial red flags that should have you considering the Survivor Benefit Plan open season.
How to Use the Survivor Benefit Plan's One-Time Open Enrollment The Pentagon has shared details of the forthcoming process for retirees to enroll in the Survivor Benefit Plan.
DoD Still Hasn't Released a Form Needed for Retirees’ One-Time Chance to Change SBP The Defense Department said it would provide Survivor Benefit Plan open enrollment forms by February, but the forms still are...
Understanding SBP Payments to an Incapacitated Child One feature of the military's Survivor Benefit Plan is the ability to assign benefits to a child, including an incapacitated...
New Law Helps Military Survivors Pay for Retirement, Education For those grieving a loss, the law opens a new realm of possibilities for their future financial security.
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance Surviving spouses, whose SBP annuity has been offset by DIC may be eligible for a Special Allowance to make up for it.
How Trump Is Leaning on the Military to Fulfill His Hopes of Mass Deportations and an Immigration Freeze For transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the Trump administration is looking to the military.
Military Families in Key West Sue Balfour Beatty over Allegations of Squalid, Toxic Housing Conditions The lawsuit alleges that Balfour Beatty, a massive company that manages more than 40,000 military homes across more than 50...
Hegseth’s Younger Brother Is Serving in a Key Role as Liaison and Senior Adviser Inside the Pentagon Phil Hegseth's official title is senior adviser to the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and liaison officer...
This Navy Destroyer's New Battle Flag Pays Tribute to the Service's First Female Nurses Flying during Women's History Month, the flag is a particularly poignant choice for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
Military Review of Fitness Standards Will Find Array of Tests, But Higher Requirements for Combat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a...