R 191516Z AUG 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 478/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2011/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN (SBP) EDUCATION VIA MARINENET//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS//
AMPN/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C.//
POC/W. R. COMBS/SECTION HEAD/UNIT:MMSR-6/NAME:RETIRED SERVICES /TEL:COMM (703) 784-9312
/EMAIL:WESLEY.COMBS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE:  TO EDUCATE ACTIVE DUTY AND DISABILITY RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE MARINES REGARDING SBP ELECTION, THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVE 1 SEPTEMBER 2011, AND WILL BE REQUIRED OF ALL MARINES PRIOR TO RETIREMENT.
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF A REQUIRES ALL RETIRING MARINES, WITH OR WITHOUT ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS, TO MAKE AN SBP ELECTION VIA THE DD FORM 2656, DATA FOR PAYMENT OF RETIRED PERSONNEL.  IF NO ELECTION IS MADE, OR THE ELECTION IS INVALID DUE TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR, THE LAW REQUIRES ENROLLMENT IN SBP WITH SPOUSE COVERAGE AT FULL GROSS RETIRED PAY.
3.  ACCESSING AND COMPLETING THE SBP EDUCATION PROGRAM COURSE AND EXAM.
    A.  ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND DISABILITY RETIRING MARINES WILL ACCESS THE COURSE MATERIALS USING THE MARINENET WEBSITE (WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL).
    B.  COURSE TITLE IN MARINENET IS "SURVIVOR BENEFITS PLAN (SBP) FOR RETIREES" USERS CAN ENTER THE TITLE, OR COURSE CODE "SBPOT" OR USING ANY KEYWORDS WILL RETURN THE COURSE DURING A SEARCH LIKE: "SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ONLINE TRAINING, SBP, RETIREMENT, MMSR-6, M AND RA HQMC".
    C.  THE CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF (1) A COURSE MODULE AND (2) AN END OF COURSE 20 QUESTION EXAM.  THE COURSE MODULE MAY BE ACCESSED OVER NUMEROUS SESSIONS, HOWEVER, THE END OF COURSE EXAM MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN A SINGLE SESSION AND PRIOR TO THE DATE OF RETIREMENT.  USE THE STUDY GUIDE PROVIDED IN THE MODULE TO PREPARE FOR THE EXAM.
    D.  MARINENET WILL AUTOMATICALLY REPORT COMPLETION OF THIS TRAINING USING THE EXISTING TRAINING EVENT CODE FOR TABLE 32:  SP SURVIVOR BENEFIT PROGRAM (SBP) COUNSELING.  ADMINISTRATIVE USERS CAN QUERY MCTFS AND MOL TO SEE IF THE MARINE HAS COMPLETED THE TRAINING BY THE PRESENCE OF THIS CODE IN THEIR MCTFS/MOL RECORD.  THE CERTIFICATES WILL BE MAINTAINED ON FILE BY THE IPAC OR ADMIN OFFICE WITH THE RETIREMENT PACKAGE MEETING THE MINIMUM RETENTION PERIOD FOR TWO YEARS PER SECNAVINST M-5210.1.
4.  MARINENET AND MMSR-6 WITH THE SUPPORT FROM MANPOWER INFORMATION (MI), WILL ENSURE THE INFORMATION FLOW OF COURSE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION CODE "SP" TRAINING EVENT CODE BETWEEN MARINENET AND MCTFS.  DURING (FY-12) MARINES WILL RECEIVE AN MOL NOTIFICATION AT 18 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY THAT COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO RETIREMENT.
5.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SBP PROGRAM, CLICK THE RETIRED SERVICES LINK UNDER THE EXTERNAL LINKS MENU ON THE MARINENET HOMEPAGE.  RETIRED SERVICES HOMEPAGE, (LEFT HAND SIDE, DROP DOWN BOX, SUVIVOR BENEFITS PLAN).  RETIRED SERVICES EXTERNAL LINKS WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO MARINENET.  COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MARINENET WILL REQUIRE THEIR MARINES TO COMPLETE THIS TRAINING PER PARAGRAPH 1, PREPARE A PAGE 11 ENTRY PER PARAGRAPH 4006.3V OF THE IRAM, AND REPORT VIA MOL/UDMIPS THE TRAINING EVENT CODE "SP" ON THOSE MARINES.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//