Fact Sheets

ABOUT THE SOLDIER BENEFIT SYSTEM (SBS)

Program Overview

The Soldiers’ Benefits Services Web site, http://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil, is the Army’s official one-stop resource for benefits information. The site contains:

• Current benefits information, like retirement and survivor planning, in an easy-to-use format accessible to the Army community and general public.
• Personalized survivor, disability and retirement benefit reports for all Soldiers on active duty via their secure Army Knowledge Online (AKO) password and current Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) data. 

Features and Capabilities

• Fact sheets: Customized by Army component and Soldier status, each contains essential benefits information on more than 100 topics and are available in both English and Spanish. There are also 54 state and territory fact sheets identifying specific benefits and eligibilities for resident Soldiers.
• Benefit resources: Information on local benefit resources at all major Army installations worldwide.
• Retirement planning: Tools that allow Soldiers to personalize retirement planning and perform “what if” drills.
• Survivor planning: Complete with calculator feature, this tool allows Active Duty Soldiers to personalize a report projecting the lifetime stream for the Family’s benefits that would be provided to beneficiaries upon death on Active Duty.
• Army Wounded Warrior (AW2) Assistance: Interactive tools allow Soldiers to calculate estimated disability rating and disability retirement income based on listed combat and combat-related injuries.
• Casualty and survivor assistance: Enables Casualty Assistance Officers to provide surviving family members with a clear and accurate, integrated benefits report.