No. As far as we are concerned, it is strictly 75% indexed to the cost of living. Someone who has remained in the Canadian Forces can be released upon retirement with the rank of master warrant officer or chief warrant officer. Naturally, we do not consider how the person's rank changed. We begin with an amount of money. This is how that person will evolve.
When a person comes to see us, naturally, the first thing to do is to find out whether they are able to readapt to a new profession. Therefore, the person will have a program of study to enable them to return to the job market, but with a well-paid job that really is well paid. We do not expect a person to return to the job market to go to work at McDonald's. At least, they need a job that will allow them to keep up a good standard of living.
Despite all the programs that we have implemented, it is still more attractive for a person to go back to the labour market instead of remaining tied to a program of benefits that only provides 75% of the wages at the moment of release from the forces. There are very clear advantages in wanting to go back to the labour market. With all that we are doing, most of these people do not want to remain tied to these benefits for a period of more than two years. The vast majority want to go back to the labour market. There are incentives: training, educational programs that we provide for them and the possibility of going back to university or college. There are various programs that allow them to keep up a good standard of living once their benefits are exhausted.