Beginning in July 2008, servicemembers can choose whom a $100,000 death gratuity will be disbursed to if they are killed in action. When the policy takes effect this summer, each service branch will adopt a revised version of Department of Defense Form 93, known as the Record of Emergency Data. Then, troops will be able to select up to 10 beneficiaries -- regardless of relationships -- allotting the whole of the $100,000 in 10-percent increments. Read the full article at Military.com.
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