I've always appreciated the AFAP program for the active involvement that it offers the community in addressing issues.

The support from the community was unbelievable.

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.

Fairness is so important because some sponsors are very generous.

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.

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.