Episode 0005 - The Basics of the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP)
Channel: RCRetirement
Date: 2017-02-09

A crash course in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP).

References:
10 USC Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 73, Subchapter II: Survivor Benefit Plan (http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title10-chapter73-subchapter2&saved=%7CZ3JhbnVsZWlkOlVTQy1wcmVsaW0tdGl0bGUxMC1zZWN0aW9uMTQ0OA%3D%3D%7C%7C%7C0%7Cfalse%7Cprelim&edition=prelim)
Survivor Benefit Plan (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) (https://www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/provide/sbp.html)
Advantages and Disadvantages of RCSBP / SBP (https://www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/provide/sbp/advantages.html)
RCSBP Fact Sheet (http://www.rcretirement.com/docs/SBP_Fact_Sheet.pdf)
$550 per month from SBP Compared to $100,000 Life Insurance: How Long Will It Last? (http://www.rcretirement.com/docs/SBP_vs_LI_550.pdf)
$2200 per month from SBP Compared to $100,000 Life Insurance: How Long Will It Last? (http://www.rcretirement.com/docs/SBP_vs_LI_2200.pdf)
DD Form 2656-5 – Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) Election Certificate (http://www.rcretirement.com/docs/dd2656-5.pdf)
CG Form 11221 – Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) Option – Election Certificate (http://www.rcretirement.com/docs/CG_11221.pdf)

Related YouTube Episodes:
The Basics of Reserve Retirement (http://rcretirement.com/2017/01/18/the-basics-of-reserve-retirement/)
The Notice of Basic Eligibility for Retired Pay (Twenty-Year Letter) (http://rcretirement.com/2017/02/01/episode-0004-the-notice-of-eligibility-for-retired-pay-twenty-year-letter/)


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