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It&#8217;s a one-of-a-kind program in the military that benefits people in all branches of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issues are brought up at the installation or unit level and may be addressed there, or move to a higher command, possibly to Army headquarters. Army leaders evaluate the issues and may take action, or seek changes in law to address the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 60 percent of the issues affect the lives of the sister services, said Christina Vine, who oversees the Army Family Action Plan issues for the Army&#8217;s assistant chief of staff for installation management&#8217;s soldier and family readiness division. Vine, also an Army wife, spoke at a recent family forum at the Association of the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, the AFAP process has led to 128 legislative and 184 policy changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some AFAP issues that have bubbled up from the grass roots:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Thrift Savings Plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Post-9\/11 GI Bill benefits for family members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Tricare for Life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Dislocation allowance and temporary lodging expenses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Full replacement costs for lost or damaged household goods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> School liaison officers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Minimum standards for Army child care (1984, five years before sweeping DoD child care changes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Video surveillance at child development centers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> First policy for Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Guaranteed cost-of-living adjustment for military retirees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Allowing soldiers to remain in their location if they have a graduating high school senior<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Medical care access for nondependent caregivers at the military treatment facility while they attend to their soldier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-macro-cci-z-sym-square-bullet\">\u25a0<\/span> Paternity leave for married soldiers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2006, AFAP raised the issue of expanding the funding for the Army Career and Alumni Program \u2013 before sequestration and downsizing, Vine noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AFAP process has changed in recent years, with budget considerations that limited travel. Midlevel and Armywide conferences are no longer held. Army leadership had to make changes, but they still value input from units and installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also wanted to resolve issues faster, Vine said. It used to take two years for issues to get to Army headquarters; now it&#8217;s six months. Research is done on ways to resolve issues, and validated ones are sent to commands, which hold virtual focus groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among current working issues are resiliency training for children and the need for a registry of convicted sex offenders living near military families on installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vine encourages those in the Army community to go to <a alt=\"http:\/\/myarmyonesource.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/myarmyonesource.com\/\" title=\"http:\/\/myarmyonesource.com\/\">myarmyonesource.com<\/a> and submit an issue. (Mouse over &#8220;Family Programs and Services&#8221; and click on &#8220;Army Family Action Plan Issue Management System.&#8221;) &#8220;You&#8217;re the subject matter expert&#8221; on what&#8217;s going on in your community, Vine said, and can let Army officials know about gaps that need filling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many programs now taken for granted in the Army community \u2014 and the larger military community \u2014 exist only because years ago, someone submitted an issue to AFAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/default-militarytimes.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/default-militarytimes.jpg.jpg 640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/default-militarytimes.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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