Sole Survivor Policy
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The Sole Survivor Policy is a U.S. military regulation that allows the discharge or reassignment of service members when their immediate family has already suffered multiple combat deaths or captures, intended to prevent further loss to a single family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sole Survivor Policy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9998866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sole Survivor Policy Context triple: [Niland brothers, relatedConcept, Sole Survivor Policy]
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A.
Survivors Insurance
Survivors Insurance is a U.S. Social Security benefit program that provides monthly payments to eligible family members of deceased workers to help replace lost income.
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B.
Sole Survivor
"Sole Survivor" is a popular song by the British rock band Asia, featured on their multi-platinum 1982 debut album.
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C.
Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor is a suspenseful thriller novel by Dean Koontz that follows a grieving journalist who uncovers a sinister conspiracy while investigating the mysterious crash that killed his family.
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D.
Price Loss Coverage program
The Price Loss Coverage program is a U.S. farm support program that provides payments to producers when market prices for covered commodities fall below legislatively set reference prices.
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E.
שירות הביטחון הכללי
שירות הביטחון הכללי הוא ארגון הביטחון הפנימי והמודיעין של מדינת ישראל, האחראי על סיכול טרור, ריגול ואיומים ביטחוניים בתוך המדינה.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sole Survivor Policy Target entity description: The Sole Survivor Policy is a U.S. military regulation that allows the discharge or reassignment of service members when their immediate family has already suffered multiple combat deaths or captures, intended to prevent further loss to a single family.
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A.
Survivors Insurance
Survivors Insurance is a U.S. Social Security benefit program that provides monthly payments to eligible family members of deceased workers to help replace lost income.
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B.
Sole Survivor
"Sole Survivor" is a popular song by the British rock band Asia, featured on their multi-platinum 1982 debut album.
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C.
Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor is a suspenseful thriller novel by Dean Koontz that follows a grieving journalist who uncovers a sinister conspiracy while investigating the mysterious crash that killed his family.
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D.
Price Loss Coverage program
The Price Loss Coverage program is a U.S. farm support program that provides payments to producers when market prices for covered commodities fall below legislatively set reference prices.
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E.
שירות הביטחון הכללי
שירות הביטחון הכללי הוא ארגון הביטחון הפנימי והמודיעין של מדינת ישראל, האחראי על סיכול טרור, ריגול ואיומים ביטחוניים בתוך המדינה.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military regulation
ⓘ
military policy ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
family integrity
ⓘ
surviving dependents of military families ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | both wartime and peacetime ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Air Force
U.S. Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard
U.S. Marine Corps ⓘ
linked to:
United States Marine Corps
U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy
|
| appliesWhen |
a family has a member captured or taken prisoner of war
ⓘ
a family has a member missing in action ⓘ a family has already suffered multiple combat deaths ⓘ a service member is the sole surviving child of a family ⓘ a service member is the sole surviving son or daughter ⓘ |
| canBeWaivedBy |
competent military authority
ⓘ
service member ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decisionMadeBy |
military chain of command
ⓘ
service secretary or designated authority ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
cases of desertion by family members
ⓘ
family members who died by non-service-related causes ⓘ |
| ethicalBasis |
humanitarian considerations
ⓘ
public policy concern over concentration of family loss in war ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to prevent all remaining family members from being killed or captured in military service
ⓘ
to protect the sole surviving child or remaining family member of a family that has suffered military casualties ⓘ |
| historicalContext | influenced by public reaction to multiple siblings killed in war ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Selective Service only son exemption
ⓘ
peacetime sole surviving son policy ⓘ |
| isNot | an automatic discharge requirement ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. military personnel policies ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
compassionate reassignment policies
ⓘ
family survivorship protections in U.S. military law ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Department of Defense directives
ⓘ
service-specific regulations ⓘ |
| mayBeRequestedBy |
service member
ⓘ
service member's family ⓘ |
| mayResultIn |
discharge from military service
ⓘ
exemption from combat deployment ⓘ reassignment to noncombat duty ⓘ |
| notableInfluence | Sullivan brothers case in World War II ⓘ |
| requires |
review of service records and family history
ⓘ
verification of family casualty status ⓘ |
| scope |
National Guard personnel on federal active duty
ⓘ
linked to:
Army National Guard
Reserve component personnel on active duty ⓘ active duty personnel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century origin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sole Survivor Policy Description of subject: The Sole Survivor Policy is a U.S. military regulation that allows the discharge or reassignment of service members when their immediate family has already suffered multiple combat deaths or captures, intended to prevent further loss to a single family.
Referenced by (1)
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