Families are recommending to us through our studies that we take a more upstream approach, first of all, to engage them in a conscious way in the military-to-civilian transition process and, second, to push that entry point further back along the trajectory. As the veteran is releasing or anticipating a release from the military, that's almost like what my colleague was referring to, namely getting the family involved. That training to release from the military should correspond with the basic training that members experience at the beginning of their careers. Push back their entry point so it's well recognized and acknowledged that they're integral to the whole process.
On February 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.