Transcript Air Force Sergeants Association

AIR FORCE
SERGEANTS
ASSOCIATION
Your Air Force Enlisted Voice
For Over 50 Years
www.hqafsa.org
OVERVIEW
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What is AFSA
Why AFSA
How is AFSA unique
Pay/2011-2012 Legislative Platform
AFSA Functional Analogy
Life without AFSA
The Bad News
The Good News
How Do I Join?
WHAT IS
AFSA?
• Professional Organization of Choice
– Commenced in 1961, 50+ years
• Servicing over 111,000 members to Include
Auxiliary
– 130+ Chapters world wide
– Airman, NCO, Officer, and Family members
eligible
• Federally chartered in Washington D.C as a 3c19
Veterans organization
– AFSA is authorized to lobby congress
(EANGUS/NGAUS is NOT!)
• Only organization addressing issues important to
AF members past and present wearing the
“Stripes”
• Proud member of the Military Coalition
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WHY
AFSA?
112th Congress
Less than 22% Served in Uniform
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HOW IS
AFSA
UNIQUE?
• Reason for being: TO REPRESENT YOU!
• With you for LIFE regardless of rank, time in/of
service, and/or service-retirement location
• Ownership: PAID FOR BY YOU, not a corporate
business concern
• Mission: only USAF ENLISTED Q-O-L issues
• Hierarchy: USAF ENLISTED volunteers
• Lobbyists: all USAF ENLISTED
• Contacts: CAPITOL HILL, AIR FORCE, AND DOD
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NOTE: DOD ALWAYS PROPOSES A PAY RAISE AT OR BELOW THE
MINIMUM INTENDED BY LAW..
CONVINCED CONGRESS THAT
PAY GAP HAD TO BE REDUCED.
FORMULA
DOD PLAN
FINAL
1997
ECI
3.0 %
3.0 %
1998
ECI
2.8 %
2.8 %
1999
ECI + 1/2 %
3.1 %
3.6 %
2000
ECI –+1/2 %
4.4 %
4.8 %
2001
ECI
3.7 %
3.7 %
2002
ECI
5.9-9.5 %
6.0-9.5 %
2003
ECI + 1/2 %
4.1 %
4.1-6.5 %
2004
ECI + 1/2 %
2.0-6.25 %
3.7-6.25 %
2005
ECI
3.5 %
3.5 %
2006
ECI
3.1 %
3.1 %
2007
ECI
2.2 %
2.2 %*
2008
ECI + 1/2 %
3.0 %
3.5 %
2009
ECI + 1/2 %
3.4 %
3.9 %
ASSOCIATIONS GARNER MORE PAY FOR YOU
A 13-YEAR
LOOK AT
BASIC PAY
RAISES
YEAR
* Some targeting raises added in April 2007 for Warrants and mid-grade enlisted members
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ANNUAL PAY IMPACT
OF ASSOCIATIONS
FACTORING IN ONLY 1997-2009 EFFECT
GRADE/TIS
DOD PLANS
ACTUAL AS RESULT OF
ASSOCIATION WORK
DOLLAR
INCREASE
EXTRA $
EACH MONTH
E-1 (0)
$ 12,966
$ 16,794
$ 3,828
$319
E-2 (1)
$ 14,533
$ 18,825
$ 4,292
$357
E-3 (2)
$ 16,255
$ 21,042
$ 4,787
$399
E-4 (3)
$ 18,771
$ 24,300
$ 5,529
$460
E-5 (6)
$ 23,160
$ 29,998
$ 6,838
$570
E-6 (12)
$ 29,895
$ 38,715
$ 8,820
$735
E-7 (15)
$ 34,557
$ 44,792
$ 10,235
$853
E-8 (20)
$ 41,471
$ 53,697
$ 12,226
$1018
E-9 (24)
$ 51,911
$ 67,228
$ 15,377
$1,281
This will be used as a “blueprint” for
testimony and lobbying efforts, in addition
to responses dictated by day-to-day events.
2011-2012
AFSA
LEGISLATIVE
PLATFORM
HEALTHCARE
• Oppose TRICARE fee increases
• Limit beneficiary costs for TRICARE
network/mail order prescription drug
• Exempt those military retirees who entered
service prior to December 7, 1956, from the
obligation of Medicare Part B payments
• Oppose the various recommendations for
retirees aged 38-64 to seek healthcare coverage
from somewhere else besides TRICARE
• Ensure adequate reimbursement for doctors
who accept TRICARE and Medicare patients
("Doc Fix")
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2011-2012
AFSA
LEGISLATIVE
PLATFORM
VETERANS BENEFITS
• Limit user fees and prescription co-pay increases
at VA medical facilities
• Require the VA to accept licensed civilian
medical/dental provider prescriptions
• Review the veterans’ disability evaluation, benefits
claim, and appeals process for effectiveness and
accuracy
• Provide Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay
(CRDP) for service incurred disabilities
• Pursue the VA to have chiropractic care where
possible
• Where permissible by Status of Forces Agreement
(SOFA), provide full overseas retiree
exchange/commissary benefits including postal
services
• Ensure sufficient capacity and full funding at
national cemeteries
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2011-2012
AFSA
LEGISLATIVE
PLATFORM
EDUCATION
• Ensure the Post 9-11 GI Bill remains current and
relevant to our servicemembers
• Provide military members and their families’ instate tuition rates at federally supported state
universities and colleges–regardless of residency
requirements
• Ensure full funding of the Impact Aid Program
• Preserve Tuition Assistance Programs
• Pursue Interstate Compact on Educational
Opportunity for Military Children
• Repeal/Modify the Former Spouse Protection Act
• Provide a full accounting of POW/MIAs from all
past and future military actions, and promote
international compliance in recovery efforts
• Protect the American flag from purposeful acts of
physical desecration
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1. Vector – Quality of Life for our AF Families – Legislation
AFSA’s primary destination is to ensure the highest
Quality of Life for our Airmen and families. We do this
by working with Congress to seek favorable legislation
that supports our Airmen. This is our VECTOR
WHAT MAKES
AFSA
SUCCESSFUL? 2. Guidance – Communications
(AN AIRCRAFT Communications is our GUIDANCE. We need to share
the AFSA value proposition with all current and
ANALOGY)
potential members.
3. Thrust - Membership
We are powered to our destination by our
membership. The more members we have the louder
our voice! Members are our THRUST!
4. Passengers – Vets/Ret – AFAD/ANG/AFRES/Future
Our passengers are Veterans, retirees, family
members, all who server today and those who will
serve. AFSA is a fraternity and aim to make it stronger!
Airmen and families are our MISSION.
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• 75%+ of (non-tech) Air Force moved
to the U.S. Army
• Absence of a Montgomery G.I. Bill
LIFE WITHOUT or reduced benefits
• Reduced tuition assistance
AFSA AND
THE MILITARY • Commissary and BX benefits would be
reduced
COALITION
• Health care would be more costly
• Basic pay would be a fraction of
what it currently is
• Allowances would be quite a bit
less or non existent
• Reimbursement for PCS moves would be
less
• Hazardous duty pay would be
much lower or non existent
• Dormitory standards would be much poorer
– Single Airmen would probably still reside in open
bay
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