Thank you so much, Chair.
Through the chair, thank you all for being here today and for what you're contributing to this study.
I heard of three different areas where I feel there are barriers that VAC and the Canadian Armed Forces need to work on to better facilitate what I was hearing today.
First of all, I thank you, Mr. Sangster, for mentioning.... We've had you all here before. You indicated that since then, you're beginning to put far more of a real emphasis on reaching out to women veterans. I appreciate your frankness in that, and I think we're in a good space if we move forward in that way.
A number of you talked about the adjustments in moving from full-time service into the reserves first, before moving on to something else, and that it was a bit of a softer landing or a direction that you chose to take. However, as it stands, CAF members who do this are not eligible for the education and training benefit.
To the women who are here, did any of you experience that yourselves, because you've talked about serving in the reserves prior to...?
Go ahead, Cora.