YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea - The 2010 Eighth U.S. Army Army Family Action Plan Conference was held in the Dragon Hill Lodge on Yongsan Garrison from April 19 - 23 to improve the lives of U.S. Army families in Korea.
The conference, an annual event, consisted training and group work.
Every delegate has gone through three days of essential training.
To prioritize the issues discussed for each garrison, the spouses and delegates took a vote to choose the most urgent and important issues.
Delegates were then divided into sections that focused on family support, force support, entitlements, medical and dental.
Numerous topics were discussed by each subject matter expert.
"This is an opportunity for all of us to work together and know the important things we need to enhance to make the lives of Soldiers better and to remain Army strong," said Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil, Jr., commanding general of Eighth U.S. Army.
"The ones that we can work on here in Korea will be resolvable quickly. The ones that can't be done will be raised to the Army level and be reconsidered," said Fil. "There's something special I can see here. I appreciate all of you and your passion and enthusiasm."
Through AFAP, all members of the U.S. Army, including Active, Reserve, and National Guard Soldiers, family members, DA Civilians, retirees, surviving spouses and military technicians have a forum to voice concerns to Army leadership and make recommendations for change.
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