R 301703Z JUN 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF DEATH GRATUITY BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION//
REF/A/MSGID:MEMO/OFFICE OF THE USD/YMD:20080219//
REF/B/MSGID:PUBLIC LAW/110-181 SECTION 645/YMD:20080128//
POC/RACHAEL PITTS/CAPT/UNIT:MRPC/-/TEL:703-784-9512
/EMAIL:RACHAEL.PITTS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER THE REFERENCES, MARINES ARE AUTHORIZED TO
DESIGNATE UP TO 100% OF THEIR DEATH GRATUITY (DG) ENTITLEMENTS
BEGINNING 1 JULY 2008, IN 10 PERCENT INCREMENTS, TO ANY PERSON(S) OF
THEIR CHOOSING.
2.  ADDITIONAL DG BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS MUST BE MADE ON THE DD
FORM 93 (RECORD OF EMERGENCY DATA-RED), DATED JAN 2008, IN BLOCK 11A
OR HANDWRITTEN ON A PRINTED COPY OF THE RED FROM THE MARINE CORPS
TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS).  MAKING SUCH A DESIGNATION IS STRICTLY
VOLUNTARY AND WILL RESULT IN THE PERSON SO IDENTIFIED RECEIVING THE
PERCENTAGE INDICATED.  IF NO PERSON(S) IS DESIGNATED, THE FULL DG
WILL BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (C).  FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MARINE
IS MARRIED AND DESIGNATED HIS FATHER TO RECEIVE 20 PERCENT OF THE
DG, HIS SPOUSE WOULD NOT RECEIVE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE BENEFIT AS
SPECIFIED IN REF (C).  THE FATHER WOULD RECEIVE 20 PERCENT OF THE DG
AS DIRECTED AND THE SPOUSE WOULD RECEIVE THE REMAINDER OF THE
BENEFIT.
3.  ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ARE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT THE ADDITIONAL
DG BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION(S) IN ITEM 11A (BENEFICIARY(IES) FOR
DEATH GRATUITY) OF THE RED FILED IN THE SRB/OQR OR HANDWRITTEN ON
THE BOTTOM OF THE MCTFS PRINTED RED AS FOLLOWS:
A. DEATH GRATUITY DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY (FIRST NAME, MIDDLE
INITIAL, LAST NAME)
B.  ADDRESS (INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
C.  TELEPHONE NUMBER
D.  PERCENTAGE  (ENTER 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%,
OR 100% AS APPROPRIATE)
E. EXAMPLE:
(1) ROBERT A. BROWN
(2) 1775 LEJEUNE DRIVE, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28542
(3) TELE: (910) 555-1775
(4)  40%
4.  SHOULD A MARINE NOT UPDATE THE RED AFTER 1 JULY 2008 AND BECOME
A CASUALTY, THE EXISTING DG BENEFICIARY(IES) LISTED ON THE RED OR
MCTFS PRINTED RED WILL STILL SERVE AS A CONTINGENT(S) WHEN THERE IS
NO SURVIVING SPOUSE OR CHILD(REN).  THE DG WILL BE PAID AS OUTLINED
IN REF (C).
5.  CHANGES TO THE RED IN MCTFS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE DEATH GRATUITY
BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS WILL BE EFFECTIVE IN OCTOBER 2008.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND
FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//