I noticed that one of your questions here was about whether we are too quick to try to make something new out of somebody when they're not ready. Again, it's about recognizing when a person's in crisis and recognizing whether or not they're ready and able to move on to something that's significantly different from what they already know. A lot of times—and I've seen it first-hand, including with myself—you're rushed out the door and you're rushed to jump into something else. Who you were when you served under that umbrella of the military and who you are when you get out is not the same. You are not the same person. For some people that identity crisis becomes a major crisis, and it's just because you were pushed into figuring out what hobby or what sorts of interests you would have on the other side. It's “Quick, quick. Hurry, hurry. You'd better pick a subject”. But, “Oh, no, sorry, not that subject because we won't cover that one.” It's as if all of a sudden you're steered in a new direction that you're not necessarily ready to be steered into, and all they're doing is creating major stress for that individual. That will probably affect how quickly you'll heal, and a whole lot of money will be wasted when people start dropping out of programs.
I think there should be a little less focus on the financial burden that we seem to think certain injured soldiers might become, and maybe put more focus on the best thing we can do for that particular individual. Maybe they will not be able to return to work. Maybe they will do things like I do, such as advocacy work and volunteer works and being able to do all of these other things. I think maybe we should focus on how to make them the best members of society that we can, in whatever capacity they're ready and able to handle.