Veterans Affairs committee  No. I cannot provide you with any examples.

Veterans Affairs committee  It would be for the rest of the surviving spouse's life. There are, however, various scenarios. Depending on the pensioner's situation, the reconversion could be in full or on a sliding scale. The spouse will not necessarily receive 100% of the pension amount.

Veterans Affairs committee  Are you referring to civilian Defence staff?

Veterans Affairs committee  Some provisions are available. These are what we call successor pensions. The pension is to go to the spouse, children or dependents, as soon as the individual receiving this pension dies. There are some reconversion principles that I could describe for you, should you so wish. D

Veterans Affairs committee  You get a pension because you sustained an injury related to a theatre of operations.

Veterans Affairs committee  We are talking about a retirement allowance.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's not the retirement allowance for a veteran, I am talking about the retirement allowance from the public service.

Veterans Affairs committee  A soldier is a veteran if he's entitled to a pension because he's been injured. So he would necessarily be a veteran.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, and that is an average. I do not know whether it would be useful to go into the specific details of how a pension is calculated. The entitlement can range from 10 % to beyond 100 %. It depends on the disability and the person's rank.

Veterans Affairs committee  This person will pursue a second career. The pension is reserved for the injured.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. The title of veteran broadly covers military personnel who have simply served more than 90 days beyond our borders, without necessarily having served in a combat unit, either during a time of war or crisis. As soon as these individuals have served the state for more than 90

Veterans Affairs committee  The pension is not the same thing as the retirement allowance.

Veterans Affairs committee  No.

Veterans Affairs committee  However, as I alluded to earlier, an individual may have served for 90 days. This individual may be entitled to a veteran's pension once he or she reaches the age of 65, which would be in addition to the public service pension or the pension that any individual would have accumul

Veterans Affairs committee  No.