Sure. Absolutely.
It was not common 5 to 10 years ago for the regular and reserve components to train together. So when you don't train together and you don't work together, you don't know each other.
So it's not a question of respect in the sense of there being something opposite, but when you eventually work with somebody, regardless of whatever walk of life they are from, you gain respect for the skills they bring to the table. In many cases, you did not know that individual. You did not know what they were capable of, and so that's where the army really was.
Afghanistan has provided that context through the last five to seven years, where a significant number of reservists came out in support of the operation and performed brilliantly. We have a level of integration now and a level of respect that needs to be maintained, because it makes the army more efficient, more effective, but it also connects us as a base to Canadians.
I like to use this analogy. We have our three regular brigades, and we're very proud of them, but they work in three locations across the country with some smaller detached units. But the reserves are in every major community across the country. They are connected to Canadians in a way that makes it difficult for us working in those larger bases and being more isolated.
There are strengths that the reserves bring to the table that we clearly recognize we do not want to lose. And I think that's where that respect is today, as opposed to not working together, which is where we were 5 to 10 years ago.