In the past it wasn't beneficial. I was one of the advisers for the indigenous programs when I was in uniform, for the Black Bear program, the Raven, the ALOY program, which is ILOY now. At the time, we brought rangers into the programs.
There was one particular instance. There was a sergeant who spent many years with the rangers. He wanted to join the regular force, but they wouldn't give him any time served as a ranger. He opted to stay with the rangers and rightly so. Over the years, they are starting to allow time served in the rangers as time served if you join the regular force. This is an advancement forward. With the new push for the north, especially with the navy and the situation where things are now, the rangers are becoming a very integral part of success and survival in the north. They are a very huge part of the Canadian Armed Forces now in the work that they do.