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NCO brief kit · Free
SGLI beneficiaries — drill deck
A marriage or a divorce does not rewrite the form. Open SOES and look at the name.
10 min · Every Soldier with SGLI · Education only. Not a claim. Not Army or VA product.
Slide 1 · The miss · TOP's
The person on the form gets the money. Not the person you meant.
- SGLI pays the beneficiary named in SOES.
- A marriage, a divorce, or a baby does not update it.
- This brief is a look-up. Nobody rewrites a beneficiary after formation.
1 / 3 · Verify on VA.gov SGLI before anyone enrolls.
Slide 2 · What they are checking · TOP's
Member coverage and spouse coverage are two lines.
- Member SGLI is in $50,000 steps, up to the cap printed on VA.gov.
- FSGLI is spouse coverage. It is not the same election.
- Children’s coverage, if it shows, is a third line. Read it.
- Confirm the dollar cap on the official page before you say a number out loud.
2 / 3 · Verify on VA.gov SGLI before anyone enrolls.
Slide 3 · The clicks · TOP's
milConnect → Benefits → Life Insurance (SOES).
- CAC, DS Logon, or Login.gov. Personal email on the account.
- Read every name. Then save if it is wrong.
- Print or screenshot the confirmation. Do not hand the 1SG an SSN.
Speaker note: Speaker: an ex-spouse left on the form is still the beneficiary. The unit cannot fix that in the orderly room.
3 / 3 · Verify on VA.gov SGLI before anyone enrolls.
