COMDTINST 1760.9A OCT 30 1995
7.
a.
(4)
Maintain liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) on the
regulations pertaining to the program.
(5)
Inform survivors of MGIB participants who die on active duty of the death
benefit provision of this program. The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA),
upon request from the next of kin, shall make a death benefit payment equal to
the amount of the deceased member's MGIB reductions in pay, less any benefits
previously paid to the member, to the following (in the order specified): (1)
beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the individual on the Servicemen's
Group Life Insurance Policy; (2) surviving spouse of the individual; (3)
surviving child or children of the individual (in equal shares); or (4) surviving
parent or parents of the individual (in equal shares). MGIB benefits are not
payable to estates. A determination must be made that the deceased member
would have been eligible for MGIB benefits except for length of service or high
school requirement prior to payment being authorized.
(6)
Ensure survivors are notified that they must make application for the death
benefit provision of this program directly to the Department of Veterans Affairs
(DVA) Regional Office, P.O. Box 66830, St. Louis, MO 63166-6830. There is
no time limit on the filing of the application.
b.
Director, Coast Guard Recruiting Center will:
(1)
Ensure recruiters provide information on the MGIB to prospective active duty
personnel.
(2)
Ensure recruiters afford the opportunity to affirm enrollment in or disenrollment
from the MGIB program to former Coast Guard reservists they process onto
active duty if the reservists' previous assignments consisted only of Initial Entry
Training and Annual Training (AT). Those assignments do not count as active
duty when determining eligibility for participation in the MGIB Active Duty
Educational Assistance Program. These Coast Guard reservists shall be required
to make their MGIB decision by
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