Veterans Affairs committee  Right now, I have 180 members who are medically releasing, so we know they're in some type of category, a temporary, a permanent, or a message has been cut.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's not uncommon that I meet with a member who is from the U.S. and made his way down. DND pays for it. They come to attend the SCAN. Or they're overseas. Wherever you are in the world you are invited to take part.

Veterans Affairs committee  We go to Colorado once a year.

Veterans Affairs committee  When a medically releasing member signed up for the CF, he had to contribute to Manulife. You have to pay your dues in case there is long-term disability. SISIP owes it to you. They owe you two years of income replacement post-release. They owe you a chance of school no longer than two years post-release up to $25,000, approximately, of tuition.

Veterans Affairs committee  One is an insurance company. We're a department. That's what I tell the members.

Veterans Affairs committee  And you're released. You've completed basic training?

Veterans Affairs committee  It's yours.

Veterans Affairs committee  If you've served?

Veterans Affairs committee  DND is the one running it. We're a guest. We're one of the speakers. We don't run the SCAN.

Veterans Affairs committee  DND is the one making sure that all our partners are there, whether it's Manulife, Helmets to Hardhats, us, the Legion. They will decide in light of the need of the clientele, who the partners presenting at the panel should be.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's right. A volunteering SCAN takes place over two days at the Archives. Many people talk. The member knows which presentation he wants to attend or not. A medically releasing SCAN is condensed into one day, and we are back-to-back, so by 3 o'clock nobody pays attention anymore.

Veterans Affairs committee  They're always invited.

Veterans Affairs committee  Memory and concentration are among the biggest challenges for someone medically releasing for psychological conditions. By having the spouse there, the information sometimes is retained a bit more.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's not uncommon that a member is on a temporary category or a permanent category, and I tell them I'm going to talk at a SCAN next month at the Archives. Take part in the French SCAN because I'll be presenting. They're francophone. They're asking what a SCAN is. I think there's a bit of a lack in disseminating the information about SCAN.

Veterans Affairs committee  Sometimes it's the injury that makes it so that you just cannot take part.