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NCO brief kit · Free
Getting out — BDD, TAMP, VGLI — drill deck
Three clocks. None of them starts because TAP was on the calendar.
15 min · Soldiers inside a year of ETS · Education only. Not a claim. Not Army or VA product.
Slide 1 · BDD · TOP's
180 to 90 days before separation. Then the window is gone.
- Benefits Delivery at Discharge needs a VA.gov login while records are still easy.
- Miss it and the claim is the regular timeline.
- The brief does not file the claim. A claims mill does not either.
1 / 3 · Verify on VA.gov when to file before anyone enrolls.
Slide 2 · TAMP · TOP's
180 days of transitional TRICARE. Then a cliff.
- Typical path for Guard and Reserve: more than 30 consecutive days of qualifying active duty.
- It has to show in milConnect. If the line is missing, call DEERS before you skip a civilian plan.
- Dental is not included. The end date goes on a calendar.
2 / 3 · Verify on VA.gov when to file before anyone enrolls.
Slide 3 · VGLI · TOP's
120 days free SGLI. 240 days to convert with no health questions.
- Do not cancel SGLI before separation. The VGLI amount starts from what you held.
- After day 240, health questions, out to 1 year and 120 days. Then it closes.
- Life insurance is not a disability claim.
3 / 3 · Verify on VA.gov when to file before anyone enrolls.
