Thank you for your welcome, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to welcome the witnesses and thank them for all the work they do in the Canadian Armed Forces.
My question is for LGen Allen.
LGen Allen, I'd like to talk about personnel retention. You said that Canada needs a strong armed forces, given the challenges they face, and you're right. That strength is the men and women in the forces.
Given the recruitment and retention challenges, how do you attack—pardon the expression—the issue of work‑life balance, which is important not just for women who enlist, but also for men, now?
You've already talked about housing and transfers, which are causing problems for members and their families. If action was taken now to try to correct this problem, wouldn't it have a significant leverage effect?