Monday, January 25, 2010

AFAP delegates choose top five issues of Army Soldiers, Families

ARLINGTON, Va. - On the final day of the 2010 Army Family Action Plan conference, delegates broke from individual working groups and voted on the top five issues that Army senior leaders will discuss at the General Officer Steering Committee meeting in June.This feedback, they believe, can lead to policy changes that will encourage Families "to consider the Army their home." Overall, the conference, held Jan. 11-15, brought 82 issues originating from installation-level AFAP conferences held during the past year. With these issues came nearly 100 delegates to whittle the original list of concerns down to the 16 considered to be of the highest priority. Resolving such problems help to elevate the standard of living for Soldiers, retirees, Family members, survivors and civilian employees, said conference participants.Indeed, this on-going process is considered paramount by Army leaders, especially the Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John McHugh. "Our challenge is to provide for Soldiers and Families as best we can," he told conference attendees."Your role is essential to help us focus on implementation of these programs; to ensure they're the best to provide what's needed," McHugh said.

Read the entire story here: http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/01/21/33256-afap-delegates-choose-top-five-issues-of-army-soldiers-families/

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