Air Force Sergeant's Association (AFSA)

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Anyone who knows me knows that I can be very outspoken and passionate. Sometimes that can be good and sometimes not so much. One of the great discoveries in my Air Force career was an organization that allows me to exploit those traits in a positive way. That organization is the Air Force Sergeant’s Association, or AFSA. AFSA is a beautiful, professional organization that is focused on the enlisted. Allow me to explain and my hope is that when you are done reading this article you will be inspired to join me in this amazing venture called AFSA.
AFSA is specifically focused on issues that affect enlisted Airmen and their families. AFSA regularly meets with members of Congress, Headquarters Air Force and senior government leaders to advocate for fair and equitable benefits. As a federally-chartered Veteran’s Service Organization, AFSA is one of the few military associations that can lobby our congressional and military leaders on Capitol Hill. Trust me that is an awesome feat that has reaped incredible benefits for all of our enlisted to include guard, reserves, veterans and retirees!
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Instead, I will focus on just the last year. AFSA’s powerful voice in Washington, D.C., ensured a 2.4 percent pay raise instead of 2.1 as requested by the Department of Defense. AFSA blocked the “with dependent” rate for dual military families. AFSA won a provision for equal treatment for reserve pre-mobilization health care. AFSA resisted TRICARE life enrollment fees, increased TRICARE cost-sharing payments for retirees and TRICARE enrollment fees for active-duty family members. There are 10 other major legislative impacts from 2017 that I can’t fit in this

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