Sex-offender registry among top Army Family Action Plan issues
The Army News Service reports:
While the Army is aware of the status of every Soldier convicted of a sex offense, no such searchable database exists that identifies convicted sex-offender family members and Army civilians that may live and work on Army installations.
An individual stationed in Baumholder, Germany, in 2005, wondered why none existed, and submitted an issue to the garrison Army Family Action Plan conference. The issue sought to establish a convicted sex-offender registry for anyone holding a Defense Department identification card. The status of resolving the issue was reviewed by the AFAP General Officer Steering Committee, or AFAP GOSC, which met Feb. 19, at the Pentagon Conference Center.
One person can make the Army stronger, said Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John F. Campbell, who chairs the AFAP GOSC, which meets twice a year to discuss issues generated by Soldiers, Army civilians, retirees, survivors, and their family members.
