We've included two or three veteran profiles to demonstrate how the program works on the ground for veterans and demonstrate the needs-based approach in terms of the intervention that's provided. It's very much based on the individual coming forward and what their needs are. You'll see as we go through the profiles that they certainly have varying levels of needs.
The first profile is Justin, who voluntarily released from the military and just needed some career transition, résumé writing type of help. He was able to secure a job he's very pleased with and certainly has provided some very positive feedback in terms of what that program meant to him in transitioning.
The second client, John, was medically released back in 2001. That's five years before the new Veterans Charter came into effect. This particular veteran was quite sick when he came into the program, exhibiting acute symptoms of PTSD, dealing with alcohol, dealing with criminal charges, and marriage stresses, with his wife also being a CF member.
Slide 30 outlines some of the interventions we were able to provide to John in terms of counselling, engaging his family in the plan, providing peer support, and building a trusting relationship. We're beginning to make some headway with this particular client, but I think this demonstrates some of the complexities we're facing. It also demonstrates how clients can come back to the program as many times as they need to. This client would have had some assistance coming out of the military, but he's still struggling, so he will come back and we'll work with him again. At this point, this is a veteran we're continuing to work with. He's still unable to work. We're continuing to help with improving functioning at a family and community level. The marriage certainly remains stressed. Again, that is part of one of the goals we're working on with him, and we'll see over time whether our vocational goals can be achieved.
The last one is Greg. This would be an example of someone who came out of the military with a fairly serious disability back in 1996, being a bilateral amputee, below the knee amputation, but who transitioned well out of the military. He stayed home for a number of years and was the primary caregiver to two young sons. The sons are now in school, and he feels he wants to contribute more to his family situation. We're able to offer those supports to Greg through the programming with some additional prosthesis to allow him to do the work he wants to do and the training that is consistent with what he would like to do in terms of moving forward. He has been very successful and is on his way to a final work term in the marine industry.
Again, this highlights some of the varying levels of need that are presented.