That's an excellent question. Thanks very much.
I would offer that I joined in 1982, 40 years ago. At that time I had been air cadet and an army cadet. My father was in the military, as was my uncle, and my brothers were all in the reserves. I liked the lifestyle. I thought that I would give it a chance, and I joined while I was at Queen's University, thinking that I would give it a couple of years and see how it went.
Of course, that almost extended to 39 years. Really, it was an interest in the military system. I would just add that I knew about the military because it was in my family. I think one of the biggest issues that we need to come to grips with in terms of the recruiting for potential Canadian Armed Forces members is the awareness by Canadians of the Canadian military, what it does, what it is structured to do and the tremendous opportunities that it has. I had that from family.