I agree completely with what Sean said. You're right: We're not taught what happens if we're injured and what we may be entitled to. If we are released, what happens? At least, we weren't taught this back in the early nineties.
I was released in 1996, after nine and a half years of service. I was not granted a military pension. You need 10 years or more. I did not know that. Until I was released, I didn't even knock at Veterans Affairs' door because I didn't think it was the right thing to do. No one told us. I and so many others of our time just assumed you had to be out of the uniform before you could go and knock at Veterans Affairs' door.