If you meet the test, you are eligible to receive full benefits regardless of the date of the divorce decree. Under either test, if a former spouse receives full benefits they cannot be covered by any type of employer-sponsored medical coverage. However, they can refuse your employer-sponsored medical benefits and retain the military medical benefits. They are also disqualified if you have individually-obtained medical insurance. They must remain unmarried under either test.
Any subsequent remarriage eliminates the benefits, even if they are widowed or divorced later.
You they entitled to one year of transitional benefits, after which they have the right to convert to a private health plan set up by the Defense Department. However, they must remain unmarried and not be covered under employer-sponsored medical coverage. This must ordinarily be purchased within the 60-day period beginning on the later of the date that the former spouse ceases to meet the requirements for being considered a dependent. A former spouse who qualifies for any of these benefits may apply for an ID card at any military ID card facility. A. Very good question.