I would have to go back and get the numbers and the facts for this committee. I don't know at this point in relation to perhaps the Department of Foreign Affairs how many former regular-force personnel are rehired. I'm prepared to provide that information to the committee when I get it.
We know this has been going on for a long time. I think we all would agree with that. The issue today is why is there such an additional demand? As I believe I've said in other committees, how many years does it take to make a 20-year corporal or private or sergeant? It takes 20 years, and that's the challenge. What do we do as we've increased the number of enrollees in the forces while we have that gap for that short term? At this point, as we've said, we've hired at all rank levels, privates, corporals, master corporals, in all three services--army, navy, air force--regular-force personnel to fill those, as well as reservists who are in full-time positions.