Thank you.
I thank you for coming and for your service to the military families. It's front-line work, a lot of grassroots involvement. We all recognize the military being tasked with challenging assignments recently, with a lot more stress on not only the soldiers but on their families.
Certainly the family is an important thing that has to be talked about. We hear a lot of times from the military family. I think someone made reference to whether the military culture is a little bit different from the rest of society in general. There is this camaraderie and fellowship in the military that isn't found in every community. I witnessed that when I visited Trenton--not any of the bases that you are directly working with--over the summer in the MP program, and I was really impressed with the team work and camaraderie and the focus and discipline in the military, which we certainly appreciate.
Family is important. We certainly have to see the family supported. I think we have heard some of the concerns that you've raised here about the services and availability.
Some of you have been on the front lines for some time. I wanted to ask about the efforts the military has made in recent times with the soldiers coming back, the debriefing, the stopover in Cyprus for a little time for the soldiers to spend some time together before they end up back in their civilian environment, the other lives that they've left behind, and the peer support program. I would like you to comment on how you value that and comment on whether you see improvement related to those initiatives.