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.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.