user: How do I get sGLI?[NEWLINE]agent: If you are a service member who meets certain criteria you will automatically be signed up.  If not, there are ways to find if you are eligible.[NEWLINE]agent: Are you an active service member at this time?[NEWLINE]user: I have never served in the military.[NEWLINE]user: How can I find other ways that I may be eligible for SGLI?[NEWLINE]agent: You may be able to get full-time SGLI coverage if one one of these descriptors apply to you:  if you are an active-duty service member; if you are a commissioned member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NAOO or the US Public Health Service; if you are a cadet or midshipman of the US military academies; if you are a member, a cadet, or a midshipman of the ROTC engaged in authorized training and practice cruises; of you are a member of the Ready Reserve or National Guard assigned to a unit, and scheduled to perform at least 12 periods of inactive training per year;  if you are a volunteer in an Individual Ready Reserve IRR mobilization category; or if you are in nonpay status with the Ready Reserve or National Guard.[NEWLINE]user: Are you saying that this covers the service person and military families are not eligible?[NEWLINE]agent: Service member that fall into the categories that have been described are eligible for SGLI.  It is specifically for servicemen.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: I do not qualify as a family member of a serviceman?[NEWLINE]agent: Do you fall into any of the categories that I previously described?[NEWLINE]user: I am a family member of a serviceman who definitely falls into a category you described.  Why can I not qualify?