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If a member of the Armed Forces becomes disabled
or dies after retirement, he or she and his/her dependents
may be eligible for Social Security Benefits. Benefits
in varying amounts are payable if the contributor is fully
insured, currently insured, or meets the requirements for
disability benefits. Refer to the glossary of this training
manual to help you understand the definition of the
terms fully insured and currently insured.
For additional information, you should refer to
Article 6230100 of the MILPERSMAN or contact the
local Social Security Administration office.
SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN
(SBP)
The SBP was enacted 21 September 1972, to
provide benefits to survivors of retired and
retirement-eligible military personnel. The program
has been greatly improved since its enactment through
numerous legislative amendments. Active duty military
personnel who have completed 20 or more years of
service are covered by the plan at no cost while on active
duty. Upon transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Retired List,
SBP coverage is automatically extended to cover all
eligible dependents unless the member specifically
declines coverage, with the written concurrence of
his/her spouse, before the date of transfer or retirement.
Refer to the Survivor Benefits, including the Retired
Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan (RSFPP) (10
USC 1431 et seq.) and the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
(Title 10 USC section 1447 et seq.), as amended,
NAVMILPERSCOMINST 1750.2, for additional
information concerning the Survivor Benefit Plan.
SUMMARY
This chapter discussed the Naval Reserve,
particularly its organization, the Military Service
Obligation, the benefits of being in the Naval Reserve,
and retirement. Also discussed was the purpose of the
Training and Administration of Reserves Program. This
chapter also discussed some of the Incentive Programs
available to Navy enlisted personnel, which are the
Selective Conversion and Reenlistment (SCORE)
Program, Recruiting Selective Conversion and
Reenlistment (RESCORE) Program, Selective Training
and Reenlistment (STAR) Program, and the Guaranteed
Assignment Retention Detailing (GUARD III)
program. This chapter also discussed pre-separation
counseling, and within this section the chapter once
again emphasized military obligation, discussed Naval
Reserve affiliation of discharged personnel, the wearing
of the uniform after discharge, dependents’ travel and
shipment of household goods, discussed information to
provide separates in case they have questions
concerning service and pay status while on inactive
duty, restrictions imposed on possession of handguns
upon separation, and the health care insurance coverage
for members being separated from active duty. This
chapter also discussed the separation of enlisted
personnel, and within this section, the chapter discussed
the importance of verifying the enlisted service record
before a member separates, the pre-separation
interview, discussed what a command must do if a
member has or has had access to classified material,
discussed the responsibility of a command to
acknowledge a member’s service before that member is
transferred for separation. Additionally, this chapter
discussed the Fleet Reserve and the Retired List, the
Purpose of the Navy Retired/Retainer Pay Data Form,
NAVCOMPT Form 2272, some of the Veterans’
Benefits and the Survivor Benefit Plan.
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