Thank you.
I want to first thank all three witnesses for coming and sharing your stories. It is very heartfelt to hear. All of you seem to be trailblazers and veterans in the sense of being among the first to go in your respective fields—whether it's in the navy, the army or artillery. It seems like you were plugged in as a policy, but without enough amendments made to make it appropriate for where you were supposed to be.
We now look at it and think of a gender-based analysis plus, but it doesn't seem like that was talked about back then. If it's ever imperative, I think hearing you and your testimonies demonstrates that this needs to be done in every government policy and every implementation of anything, including the armed forces.
I want to first say thank you, Ms. Langlois, for your service. I know it's pretty difficult to be here to talk about your experience. It's also remarkable how much you've been able to do as a mother and being in the military at the same time. It's important for our study to know what you're doing.
We really need to continue our work to improve programs and services for all veterans, especially for women veterans.
In your experience, what are the main issues that women veterans are facing when transitioning to civilian life?
You touched on it a bit. Some people gave you a break in terms of respecting your leadership skills and gave you a chance at being a teacher.
What are the other challenges that specifically women veterans face when transitioning to civilian life?