Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you all for coming here this morning.
The first question I have is for Mr. Ludlow.
In your presentation you mentioned three recommendations. The first one was that the transition should begin early. What does “early” mean exactly?
There are people who enter the Canadian Armed Forces who move from a career in the corporate world or private business and enter the armed forces and are very successful. Why is it so difficult to go the other way? Where exactly should that transition begin? Should it begin at the very early stage of training? The person who starts the training initially as a soldier should realize that at some point he or she will leave the forces, whether as a result of his or her own decision, medical leave, or for whatever the reason might be.
Where exactly should that “early” start? Where should it be? Should it be part of the entire process? Should it be part of the process starting at a certain point? Where?