Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, General Semianiw and Colonel Meloche, for being here before the committee this morning to discuss the entire matter of the National Defence Official Languages Program Transformation Model. I have a few questions, perhaps some requests for clarification in some cases.
You talked about ranks of senior officers that will have to achieve an objective by very specific dates. Are we talking about training or people in the field? For example, in Afghanistan, does that require senior officers to be able to speak both official languages with soldiers, or is it limited to the top officers of the armed forces?