Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, gentlemen, for being here today.
Let me begin with Mr. Gray and a question about military personnel when they are getting ready to transition out of service. We've heard witnesses in our last session and for the last year talk about all the services that are available in the military before people leave. The thing that strikes me, and that struck me earlier, is that they always talk about these services being optional, or that members are being encouraged to seek the services of a psychologist, for example, or whatever the case may be.
It strikes me, as I listen to your presentation, that I wonder if some of these services that DND says are offered to help with the transition should be compulsory. Almost all them quite frankly seem to be optional, where the members are encouraged to be part of them. I wonder if they were compulsory and members had to make sure that they spent a certain amount of time with a psychologist, or if members had to make sure that they attended the group sessions for transitioning out, and the various things that are available.... Would you agree with me that perhaps they shouldn't be optional or encouraged, and that the members should have to be part of this to help their transition?