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# Gray Area Retiree Spotlight: Your Service Needs to Know About Your Life-Changing Events!

 
*This article is a continuation of the Gray Area Retiree Spotlight article that appeared in the March 2023 edition of the Retiree Newsletter. The previous issue introduced a series focusing on the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP)—with an article titled “What is RCSBP?” To read the first article, please find it here: ****https://www.dfas.mil/GARwhatisRCSBP****Please note: If no valid election was received by the Branch of Service at the end of the 90-day period after receipt of the NOE, the law requires the member to be enrolled in an immediate SBP annuity for their eligible beneficiaries.***Changes that Impact RCSBP During the Gray Area**                        - Death of a spouse
                        - Divorce
                        - Remarriage
                        - Adding a dependent child
                        - Losing a dependent child
**Updates During the Gray Area Go to Your Branch of Service (Not DFAS)**                        - You reach your age of pay eligibility; and
                        - Your Service transmits a timely and complete retirement package to DFAS on your behalf.
**How to Update Your Branch of Service About Life-Changing Events****https://www.dfas.mil/grayarea**

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**Special Note for Gray Area Retirees Regarding the SBP and RCSBP Open Season****https://www.dfas.mil/grayarea****https://soldierforlife.army.mil/Retirement/survivor-benefit-plan**

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**Special Note from ARPC/AFPC for Air Force Gray Area Retirees Regarding Reduced Retired Pay Age (RRPA)****https://www.arpc.afrc.af.mil/retirement**
 

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