Veterans Affairs committee  Oh, yes. Just send me an e-mail. You can be sure that I will get the correct answer.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's right.

Veterans Affairs committee  The government pays only when it is official, so if a person gets help, it is not because he is military but because he is an Italian citizen. All Italians are treated the same.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. It's called a pension of reversibilidad. The pension goes from the husband to the wife.

Veterans Affairs committee  It depends. If the wife has another pension of a reasonable amount, probably there is some cutting, but the pension goes to the wife.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think she does, but I am not sure about that. She probably does. It's called a pension of reversibilidad. I don't know what it is called in English when the pension goes from the husband to the wife. Also, that is not only for military men. If you are a civilian or in another c

Veterans Affairs committee  We don't have veterans, so the amount of pension compared to you.... After some years, your pension is indexed as a member of the public, as they all are. You have no possibility of having something different because you are military, because we don't have any veterans. If you ha

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. I'm sorry for my bad accent and my bad English.

Veterans Affairs committee  Was it lower than 40 years?

Veterans Affairs committee  No, I think that—

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm thinking that it is possible to leave, but you won't be paid the maximum.

Veterans Affairs committee  You have to reach the 40 years.

Veterans Affairs committee  The budget is going to be reduced. For our size, that is the budget we have, at least when we look at other nations. The budget has 50% to pay the personnel and 50% for research, development, maintenance, and so on. If the budget goes down, you have to pay the personnel, so the a

Veterans Affairs committee  It's not official and not from the state, but there are other kinds of associations that can help these people. It is not from the state. The state has aid for them after they reach 65 years of age, when it is free for everybody, but if you need another kind of care, the state do

Veterans Affairs committee  No. There is nothing extra for them, but some associations do a lot of jobs that the state is not able to do because there isn't the money for that. These kinds of associations can help veterans who are not able to provide for themselves and they may also pay for hospitals, for a