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Survivor benefits program open season guidelines and YOU!
June 30, 2023 — The SBP is a Department of Defense program that provides a monthly payment to eligible survivors of military retirees after the retiree passes away. The SBP Open Season is a period during which eligible participants can enroll in or cancel their SBP coverage...

Counselors urge service members to review SBP before retirement
January 14, 2022 — The Survivor Benefit Plan, or SBP, is a voluntary program that provides the survivors of participating retirees a monthly income that starts when the member dies and retired pay stops...

Service members need to review Survivor Benefit Plan before retirement
September 30, 2021 — The Survivor Benefit Plan, or SBP, is a voluntary program that provides the survivors of participating retirees a monthly income that starts when the member dies and retired pay stops...

Remarriage affects a military retiree’s Survivor Benefit Plan coverage
October 31, 2019 — There are several options available to a retiree participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan with spouse or spouse and child coverage when the spouse is lost through death, divorce, or annulment, and the retiree later remarries...

Soldiers should consider Survivor Benefit Plan before retiring
July 17, 2018 — Soldiers nearing retirement should consider not only where they want to live, work, or go to school after the Army, but also whether they want to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan...