Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses who have joined us for our committee. I appreciate your service and sacrifice for our country and, in particular, your honesty today. I recognize that sharing your stories is not easy. To each of you, your testimony is powerful, strong and necessary for change, which is what you're asking for.
Through you, Mr. Chair, I'll direct my first set of questions to Sergeant Kathleen Mary Ryan.
We received your brief. I have some questions. I reviewed the brief, and there are a couple of things that I want to clarify.
You mentioned you've seen improvements in the professional and economic aspects for women veterans. Can you elaborate on what you are referring to?
There were two main points that you covered. One was related to career training and planning, and the second was financial benefits.