I think a lot has to do with the cultural aspect of it as well, with their language, with the availability of ceremonies and so on and so forth, but also attachment to their communities. In our communities, when someone decides to go to a school to become a doctor or a lawyer, they'll go back to their communities and give back to their communities.
In the ILOY program, it's a year to bring up your marks to see if being an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces is something that you want to continue with, but also it's very strict and very strenuous. Right off the bat, they're put into a situation where they're following rules and regulations and so on and so forth, plus having to maintain their marks and move up. When that program was first developed, it was to see if we could try to get the kids to get their marks up, because the ILOY program helps them to bring their marks up so that they can succeed in RMC. It's a fine line, and now with the TRC happening and the education on truth and reconciliation and residential schools, people are starting to realize that they want to be more in their communities helping their communities.
