I've always appreciated the AFAP program for the active involvement that it offers the community in addressing issues.
The objective of the actual conference is to narrow the issues down to the top five or 10 that will be forwarded to the national AFAP conference.
The Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program and a variation of the Thrift Savings Plan, the Military Savings Plan, being opened up to active-duty military personnel were the result of AFAP initiatives.
We want to help everyone, so we're making sure those families get taken care of.
Fairness is so important because some sponsors are very generous.
The Army Family Action Plan program allows all members of the Army community to communicate directly with Army leaders about the issues that concern them. Every issue that is submitted is brought up for discussion.
We are struggling to get participation from family members and retirees so they can present their concerns and issues for discussion. We need delegates from these groups to speak out and present issues.
