Generally speaking, if we really want to help veterans, they need to be asked at the outset what they're interested in. After that, their task needs to be facilitated, because it's often not clear and they wonder where they're going to find the resources. It's true that there are some good programs, but concretely, the steps to be followed are not obvious. What I wanted to do was work on prevention in the occupational health & safety field. I had received various kinds of training, and I had also trained others, but I didn't know what the next step should be.
In the military, things have already been mapped out. If someone is encouraged to achieve their objective of working in health & safety, they won't know how to go about it. These things have to be facilitated. It's not enough to just coach them, because facilitating the process is what's really needed. They need to be presented with concrete programs and given whatever help they require. This means making things that are not obvious more concrete. That's what would be most useful in facilitating the lives of veterans.