I'd like to add one word, please.
In the letter concerning the policy on generals and admirals, one other thing is very important. Every year, there are promotion boards. What does that mean? In October and November, people
will sit down and determine who should be promoted for the following year, at every rank level. The process will be open, transparent, and based on a point system.
You get points for this and that. One thing is very important for the committee.
For bilingualism you receive five points, so when your file is in front of me or a member of the committee, you are automatically given five points if you have level CBC. You then multiply that by the number of members you have on a committee. That works out to 25. It makes a big difference already, without the policy, in who is going to be promoted in the future.
It's very important to know that.