I suppose he took that out of my time.
Just to give the witnesses a quick explanation, many of my colleagues have been in meetings since nine o'clock. This is the only opportunity they have to eat. We're not trying to be too distracting, but this is something we have to do.
I'm glad Mr. Stoffer made the offer. Please share with us.
Again, thank you for your strength to come here today. It has been very good testimony. We know how intimidating it can be to come before us. We're used to dealing with people—that's how we got these jobs—but it takes a lot, so I'm sure you've been anxious over this. Thank you very much for coming.
You mentioned in your comments that your husband's a victim, but I would suggest that you are a victim as much as he is, as is your family, your extended family, as is everyone when this happens--victim of the system that we're using right now, and I want to know if you think victim of the military family itself. Is there something we could have been doing while your husband was still in the force? I'm still trying to understand this. Is there much information given to the serving members right now on what they can face when they leave?
We don't often get a chance, in rooms like this one, to speak to people serving. Thanks to my colleague Mr. Shipley, we'll be visiting some bases and we'll be talking to people in uniform. But is there more the military can do to try to deal with issues that are going to crop up when people like your husband leave the force? More than likely they're already suffering while they're still serving, and maybe don't realize it sometimes.
So is there something the military can do to help track this, or get ready for the day when people are going to leave the force and face some of these severe issues that your family has had to face?