I was disappointed to read in the January 2015 issue of Wingman Magazine ["E for Enlisted, "p. 30] that AFA endorses a proposal by the Alamo Chapter in San Antonio to relegate enlisted membership to an "E" category. Associate membership might be more elegant, but in any event, it's a setback to AFA's efforts since the 1970s to unify the association's membership. As Chief McCool noted, AFA was considered an "officers' club" from its inception. But membership counts, and as USAA has finally learned, there are more enlisted members than officers. AFA staffers John Gray, Max Keeney, and Jim McDonnell were among the pacesetters. Results included the Outstanding Airmen of the Year program, Team of the Year, [and] Enlisted Council, and unified membership on other councils helped dispel the image. CMSAF Jim McCoy, during his tenure as National President and later Chairman of the Board, and Chief Walter Scott, in similar positions with the Aerospace Education Foundation, were recognized as full-fledged members.
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机译：我很失望地阅读《 Wingman杂志》 2015年1月号[“ E for Enlisted，” p。 30]，AFA认可了圣安东尼奥市阿拉莫分会的一项提议，以将应征入伍的会员资格转为“ E”类。协会会员资格可能更为优雅，但无论如何，这是自1970年代AFA统一协会会员资格以来的挫折。正如麦考勒酋长（Chief McCool）指出的那样，从一开始，AFA就被认为是“军官俱乐部”。但是成员很重要，而且正如美国航空航天局（USAA）最终了解到的那样，应征入伍的成员多于军官。 AFA的工作人员John Gray，Max Keeney和Jim McDonnell都是排头兵。结果包括年度杰出空军人员计划，年度最佳团队，[和]入伍理事会，以及其他理事会的统一成员资格消除了这种印象。 CMSAF的吉姆·麦科伊（Jim McCoy）在担任国家主席和后来的董事会主席期间，与沃尔特·斯科特（Walter Scott）酋长在航空教育基金会担任过类似职位，被公认为是正式成员。
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