It definitely shows the value. That would have been a much easier fix . I believe it was the NDI 75 or the NDI 20. This came through National Defence, not Veterans Affairs. The current ombudsman has talked repeatedly about bringing in a card. Why could it not have been done? Or just go back and force DND to remove this stricture of the 10-year mark.
For me, this is a sore point. When I was released, it was at nine and one-half years. It was not by choice, and there was no reason I couldn't have been kept on for an extra six months. That way, I could have gotten the card and kept using my rank with the abbreviation for “retired” so that I could maintain my military identity. Having that stripped away was difficult. Mr. Clarke asked about things I find disgusting. Well, here's another one: the stripping of our identity by a medical release.