When I first joined the forces in 1996 they gave you a three-year contract. They used to do that after your BMQ, your basic military qualification. Now the tendency is towards doing five-year contracts. Essentially, if you're doing two initial contracts, both of five years, that would take you up to 10 years, which might be a little long in the life of a 19-year-old, to think, when you're 29, that you have to start making choices. Anyway, I'm not always sure it's the most appropriate thing to have someone stuck for 10 years in a job they might not like to be doing, because at certain points as we grow older we like to make those choices.
Did you consult with not just veterans but young people who are in the Canadian Forces about some of their preferences? I know the chain of command has certain preferences, but did you discuss that with actual 25- or 26- year-olds, in the Canadian Forces, who are in those situations, in that bump period?