But the great thing about the Air Force is that we look at those things we can fix and then do the best we can to remedy them. Certainly, quality of life is one area where we can always improve. I think we've made some great strides in those areas. We realized a long time ago that we don't have control over contingencies. When the 911 phone rings and America answers the call, we have to respond.
Quality of life is extremely important.
So those things we don't have control over, but we can impact quality of life. That's why we continue to fight for safe and affordable housing, and equitable pay and allowances. That's why we continue to fight for community programs and expanded educational benefits. We constantly fight for those things. Quality of life issues equate to readiness, and those are things that we can directly influence.