As Air Force members, we are challenged to join and support local and national professional organizations. We are also obligated to stay informed on issues concerning the military in general, the Air Force in particular, being brought before Congress. Your active membership in the AFSA can satisfy both of these requirements. The AFSA, as a professional organization, has members who collectively make up the organization and are the direct beneficiaries of its activities. The governing body represents the members interests and ensures that available funds, and the activities supported by those funds, benefit the members and their profession.
Members have a direct stake in the organization.
You are the organization, i.e., the stakeholders. The membership association exists to handle legislative matters, to provide information and education, and to advance the cause or to enhance the reputation and public acceptance of the members activities. At the national level, AFSA Representatives lobby our Congressional Leaders to continue their support of the military and not erode our earned benefits. Realistically, Congress is not concerned with the one, but with the majority. More numbers, more members, equal larger organizations, these get their attention and keep it.