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VGLI is age-banded and gets expensive after 50. Private term is cheaper if you're healthy and under 45. Breakdown by age and health, with break-even math.
240 days after separation, you lose the right to convert SGLI to VGLI without health questions. After that, you have until 1 year + 120 days with medical underwriting.
Family SGLI for spouses ends when the service member separates. Spouses have 120 days to convert to a private whole life policy. Costs, decision framework, alternatives.
VALife is the post-2023 replacement for S-DVI: up to $40,000 of guaranteed-acceptance whole life for service-connected veterans, premiums waived for total disability, eligible up to age 80.