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32.  Q. In defining "wholly insured" status, the reference was made only to quarters after 1947. But in defining "quarters of coverage", there seems to be quarters both before 1948 and after 1947. What is the reason for this?
A. In order to determine how many quarters of coverage you must have to be "wholly insured," it is necessary to look only at quarters after 1947. Suppose you die in 1950 after an illness, say, of two years. You must have had at least six quarters of coverage in order to be "wholly insured" at the time of your death. If you had six quarters of coverage for your service before 1948, you would still be "wholly insured" even though you had not been able to work after the effective date of the plan.

33. Q. Can I secure quarters of coverage before I am 27?
A. Yes. You can get a quarter of coverage by working as a pilot and meeting the tests outlined in question 31, no matter what your age. But the counting of quarters for the purpose of determining how many you must have to be "wholly insured" does not begin until age 27. For example, suppose you start work at age 22, and you work regularly for five years, getting 20 quarters of coverage. You would be "wholly insured" for 40 quarters after you reached 27 because, at the end of the 40th quarter after you reach 27, you would be "wholly insured" if you had 20 quarters of coverage. That is, one-half of 40. 

34. Q. What is meant by "temporarily insured" status?
A. You must have had six quarters of coverage in the period consisting of the quarter in which you die and the 12 immediate preceding quarters.