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Show Ktttop CUlvt 4 210 Air Force News Family members get automatic SGLI coverage ing they do not want coverage for their spouses will have to disenroll them to reverse the automatic registration, officials said. The inclusion of spouses gives military members and their children some financial help in the unfortunate event of a family member's death," Couvillion said. "However, enrollment for spouses in the program is not mandatory." The spouse coverage comes in $10,000 increments and cannot exceed the amount of coverage the military member carries, up to $100,000. "If the military member is covered for $ 1 00,000 or more, (his or her) spouse will automatically be enrolled for $100,000," Couvillion said. "On the other hand, if a member is only covered for $90,000, then the maximum amount the spouse can be covered for is $90,000." Military members can carry up to $250,000 of SGLI coverage for themselves. Coverage for children is also automatic starting Nov. 1, but by Stan Sgt. Matt Miller Ait Force Personnel Center Public Affairs Married airmen who RANDOLPH AK1J. Texas (AFl'N) will see a change life insurance of amount military any carry in the amount deducted from their November pay as their nouses are automatically enrolled in the Servicemembers" Group life Insurance benefit Nov. 1. Kadi child of a military member enrolled in the SGLI program will also be automatically covered for $ 19.000 of life insurance free of charge. These changes were brought about by legislation that was signed into law June 5. "This is a great deal for Air Force people especially the free insurance for children." said Maj. Jerry Couvillion. chief of the casualty services branch at the Air Force Personnel Center here. "I don't know of any better deal out there." Participation in the SGLI program for spouses is voluntary, but initial enrollment is automatic. Military members decid by Tech Sgt. 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''We're putting the call out now for new proposals for that money," said Linda Hollen, YOFAM project specialist These requests are due to us by Oct 31.The funding committee will meet Nov. 5 and people should know within a week or so what our leaders have selected to fund." Since creating the Year of the Family initiative in 2000, Lyles has made his intentions clean "My goal is quite simple: ensure all members of the AFMC family can say YOFAM made a positive impact on their lives and on the lives of their loved ones," he said. "Making this happen won't happen overnight It will take work, and we need your help." set-asid- CZSiaXEB QUALITY BERBER USED COMPUTER SPECIALISTS Cte.rH.Hd, UTMOIS y. For more information on the SGLI program, visit the Department of Veterans Affairs SGLI Web site or the AFPC casualty Web site. ing to Goldthwaite. In particular, representatives from services, civil engineering and finance scrubbed the requests and spent a lot of energy to meet the deadline. She said there were also assurances the projects met the same criteria that were established during the June funding process. To date AFMC officials have dedicated $3.6 million to YOFAM projects and initiatives, according to Lt Col. David Arreola, YOFAM program director. Another $2.5 million has been e IXCLUDES PAD MANY COLOR CHOICES Layton Finance 1969 N. Main COE QQQ1 Layton UAg'OOOO M95 pol-ic- INSTALLED - $1500 Car Title Loans Suit. SuiU 49 in terms of coverage and disenrollment to apply military couples," Couvillion said. "Essentially, each spouse will receive a separate policy (other than the one they already have on themselves) with their spouse as the beneficiary. They're not being covered twice under the same Representatives from the YOFAM funding committee were quite involved in getting the funds obligated before the end of the fiscal year, accord- wi Mm mm SOO S. The same rules for next year's money." Gen. Lester Lyles, AFMC commander, approved According to Caj)L Jennifer Goklthwaite, YOFAM project officer, most all of these projects were upgrades Monitors will also be automatically enrolled Nov. 1. proposals not funded in June when leaders released the program funding with the stipulation that they all be executed by the end of the fiscal year -- Sept 30. "If something was on the funding list for the last round of money but couldn't be executed by the end of the fiscal year, it did not receive money," Goldthwaite said. Those can be considered jects throughout the year allowed funding for YOFAM initiatives ranging from library books to new outdoor recreation equipment. COLOR spouses who are military members themselves and those who are not Thus, military members married to military members the command's first $2.5 million for the YOFAM program. "It was a bit of a scramble she said. "We worked primarily from the list of proposals which weren't funded in June. Of course, we only had a few days to make it happen." end-of-ye- Personal Loans "If the military member holds any amount of SGLI, then (any) children are automatically enrolled for $10,000," Couvillion said. Military people who hold SGLI coverage for themselves will not be able to disenroll their children from the program. The SGLI program does not make the distinction between initiatives get $1.1 million boost YOFAM $50 it is free. ; |