U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Review of Survivor Benefits. In The Eleventh Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, 2015 : Department of Defense , 2015
U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Review of Survivor Benefits. In The Eleventh Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, 2015 : Department of Defense , 2015
From the report, "In 2004 SAG Corporation conducted an independent review to assess the relative value and sufficiency of survivor benefits provided to survivors of members of the uniformed services. The report provided an overview of military benefits and contrasted them with employer-provided survivor benefits for other occupations. The report next addressed alternative policy options to bring military survivor benefits more in line with those benefits received by other occupations, where those benefits were considered more appropriate for the sacrifice involved.
Major changes have been implemented to military survivor benefits since the initial SAG report. These changes include increasing the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) benefit from $250,000 to $400,000 and the death gratuity from $12,000 to $100,000. In addition, the Post 9-11 GI Bill offers a significant improvement to education benefits over the Montgomery GI Bill. In light of these changes SAG Corporation was asked to update its original report to reflect the current level of survivor benefits."
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