Air_Force_Aid_Society

Air Force Aid Society BACKGROUND PAPER ON AIR FORCE AID SOCIETY 1. Imagine that the only vehicle in your family breaks down and you lack the means for repairs, what would you do' Did you know that there are services provided by the Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) that can help members with this kind of problem' If not, then you will be provided information on two ways that financial assistance is available in a situation of need. In the case of an emergency, you need to be aware of how and under what circumstance you can request and receive financial help. Also covered, will be an overview about the specifics on policies, grants, and loans to provide a clear understanding of how the program benefits members. We can now begin to take a closer view on policies associated with this system. 2. Policies provide information about the financial assistance program and also state eligibility requirements. First of all, you must be on active duty, retired, dependent, dependent of deceased Air Force personnel, or Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel on extended duty (over thirty days), to be eligible for assistance. According to the AFAS assistance guide, financial assistance is assistance, force, financial, air, members, afas, need, given, case, aid, society, program, policies, member, interest, information, free, basic, loans, loan, help, guide, grants, dependent, back, available, about, without, vehicle, various, system, state, representative, repairs, receive, qualify, provided, provide, personnel, pay, now, means, irresponsibility, hardship, grant, expenses, emergency, duty, determined, counselor