Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here. I appreciate it; it's very informative.
Just along the lines of what my colleague was saying, perhaps we should start the mandatory part of the SCAN a little earlier. What do you think?
If a member joins the regular force or reserve, right at the beginning of their intake some of this information should be disseminated on a mandatory basis and probably repeated every year. Both the regular force and reserve units are required to have a security briefing, a fire briefing, this briefing, and that briefing. I think a VAC briefing is something that would be useful. It could be included as well if, for example, a troop were deploying into a DAG, a Departure Assistance Group. You go through the checklist so that you can “DAG green” and deploy, but providing knowledge of what's available to them should they be injured on tour might be something we could do.
Can I get your thoughts on that?