Thank you.
In The Globe and Mail, in 2025, the minister declared a recruitment goal of 12,000 to 15,000 per year. Earlier this year, it was announced that the goal is now 6,900, approximately, and then it was announced, for this year, that there were 7,300 enrolments—not successful passes but enrolments.
We know, from Kieley's report, that almost 25% are not passing, so we're clearly not meeting our goals, despite the positive announcements about them. What are the recruiting numbers needed to achieve trained effective strength in the Canadian Forces? What was that path forward? How many do we need this year, next year and the following year, and not recruits but the ones who actually make it through and pass?