1 00:00:00,281 --> 00:00:03,031 (dramatic music) 2 00:00:06,940 --> 00:00:07,773 - Good afternoon. 3 00:00:07,773 --> 00:00:08,920 My name is Major Brown. 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:10,540 I work in the G1 of the 7th mission 5 00:00:10,540 --> 00:00:12,220 Support Command headquarters, 6 00:00:12,220 --> 00:00:14,500 here in Kaiserslautern, Germany. 7 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:15,970 Additionally I am the Army 8 00:00:15,970 --> 00:00:18,780 Emergency Relief fund representative for the command. 9 00:00:18,780 --> 00:00:21,370 I wanted to talk a little bit about the program. 10 00:00:21,370 --> 00:00:22,810 The Army Emergency Relief fund, 11 00:00:22,810 --> 00:00:24,710 is soldiers helping soldiers. 12 00:00:24,710 --> 00:00:27,360 This normally comes in the form of, 13 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,700 0% interest loans or grants. 14 00:00:30,700 --> 00:00:33,360 That can be used for rent, food, emergency travel 15 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:34,720 and vehicle repairs. 16 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:35,620 What some people don't know 17 00:00:35,620 --> 00:00:36,960 about the Army Emergency Relief fund 18 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,680 is that there's also opportunities 19 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,920 for spouses and children to get scholarships for school. 20 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:44,710 Now eligibility is normally limited 21 00:00:44,710 --> 00:00:47,120 to Active Duty, AGR and soldiers, 22 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,800 that are on Title 10 orders for longer than 30 days. 23 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,500 However, because of the recent Corona virus, 24 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:54,897 there have been exceptions to policy put in place, 25 00:00:54,897 --> 00:00:57,883 for TPU soldiers, for extreme hardship. 26 00:00:58,730 --> 00:01:00,990 In order to access AER funds, 27 00:01:00,990 --> 00:01:03,370 one only needs to go to the ACS office, 28 00:01:03,370 --> 00:01:06,450 on the post near you or talk to your chain of command, 29 00:01:06,450 --> 00:01:08,250 for the exception policy. 30 00:01:08,250 --> 00:01:10,430 If you'd like to donate to the AER program, 31 00:01:10,430 --> 00:01:11,690 you can see myself, 32 00:01:11,690 --> 00:01:13,010 or learn more about the program 33 00:01:13,010 --> 00:01:15,020 at armyemergencyrelief.org 34 00:01:15,020 --> 00:01:17,869 and there's a part that you can donate as well. 35 00:01:17,869 --> 00:01:20,619 (dramatic music)