MCO 1741.8 - Marine Corps Government Life Insurance Manual (Short Title Marcorglinsman)

Scope

MCO 1741.8 is the Marine Corps Government Life Insurance Manual, short title MARCORGLINSMAN. The manual publishes guidance and standard operating instructions for administering Government life insurance programs in the Marine Corps, including Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI). Signed 2010-02-19. Source PDF on file from the 2026-04-28 archive snapshot.

Stated purpose

To publish guidance and standard operating instructions for commanders and administrative personnel regarding the administration of Government life insurance programs within the Marine Corps, in accordance with references' (a) and (b).

Quoted from the document's opening section. The repo evidence does not name references (a) and (b).

Audience

• Commanders responsible for insurance program administration.
• S-1 and IPAC clerks processing SGLI elections and terminations.
• Casualty Assistance Case Reviewers (CACR) explaining benefits under the IGMC Casualty Affairs checklist.
• Reserve pay clerks terminating SGLI for SMCR Marines.

Chapter map

Repo evidence names two chapters.

• Chapter 5. Accelerated Benefit Option (ABO).
• Chapter 7. Reserve component SGLI administration, with termination rules at paragraph 5.

Operative content

• The ABO permits Marines and spouses insured under SGLI, and Marines insured under VGLI, access to death benefits of the policy before death. Eligibility requires a physician's written diagnosis with a prognosis of 9 months or less to live. The accelerated benefit reaches up to 50 percent of the face value of the coverage. Chapter 5, paragraph 1.
• Only the insured Marine applies for accelerated benefits. No other individual applies on the Marine's behalf. Chapter 5, paragraph 2a.
• The ABO election takes effect when the Marine cashes or deposits the accelerated benefits check. Chapter 5, paragraph 3.
• SGLI for SMCR Marines terminates per this order, with supporting documents kept on file for audit under retention policy. Chapter 7, paragraph 5, audited by the MCAAT reserve pay checklist alongside MCTFSPRIUM paragraph 8-80501 and MARADMIN 601/24.
• SGLI elections ride on form SGLV-8286. The portal's personnel record audit page flags expired elections and outdated beneficiaries as common record gaps.

Connection to higher policy

The order cites references (a) and (b) as its regulatory basis. The repo evidence does not identify them.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine and lower policy

• MCO 3040.4, Marine Corps casualty procedures. Chapter 7, section 2, paragraph 9 pairs with Chapter 5 of this manual for ABO counseling in the IGMC Casualty Affairs checklist (FA 3040, item 0110).
• MCTFSPRIUM paragraph 8-80501. Reserve SGLI termination reporting in MCTFS.
• MARADMIN 601/24. Companion reference on the MCAAT reserve pay checklist.
• MCO P1070.12 IRAM and MCO 1070.1 OMPF. Record surfaces where SGLI documentation lands during personnel record audits.

Status

Signed 2010-02-19, no revision letter. MCPEL lists the order with status New. The external link opens the official PDF. The manual is over 16 years old, so verify SGLI coverage amounts and procedures against current MARADMINs and the MCPEL listing before citing chapter-level rules.