Veterans Affairs committee  I've heard of it, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  That can widely be interpreted. I know what they're talking about. Once again, all the of things that you need to get help with from Veterans Affairs are so complex. You're going into battle again. It's a full-blown war sometimes to try to get things done. The paperwork is imme

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, it's very bureaucratic. Great people, but it's very bureaucratic. Again, the way they've done things at Veterans Affairs is that sometimes they dump it on a person at the worst possible time, when the person's severely injured and maybe lost his limbs. Then they come with th

Veterans Affairs committee  The first thing I would say is that when you have a person dealing with a mental injury who is going to be released from the Canadian Forces, and you have a very shaky program for the person, what will happen is that he'll get very upset at the program and won't want to talk to a

Veterans Affairs committee  I didn't notice a thing.

Veterans Affairs committee  Certainly.

Veterans Affairs committee  Veterans Affairs Canada has to be a lot more proactive and hands on when it comes to complicated cases that have a degree of urgency to them. The case facing Leah was about as complex and urgent as it got, and I had a teleconference with Veterans Affairs Canada to explain this

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for having me here again today. Barriers to transition and measurable outcomes of successful transition is a complex subject, so prior to my coming here I submitted a detailed briefing note, which I hope you all have, and annexes to allow you to cover my comm

Veterans Affairs committee  When I was diagnosed with PTSD, I was a master warrant officer in charge of a maintenance company that supported a service battalion. When the doctor told me, I thought, “Oh, shit. Okay, I have PTSD.” The first thing I asked him was, “Am I fit to serve in the position I have?” It

Veterans Affairs committee  Once again, on most everything that was said, I go right back to the JPSU and what it could be doing. If you're injured, say you lose your sight, what the military wants to do now is wait until your last six months or so before they start retraining you. Why? If you're leaving an

Veterans Affairs committee  Most of my contacts are through the Internet. What I've done in the past is reach out to people who are in the JPSU and I know they're having a hard time. I use my experience to assist them, whether it be getting an extension or something like that, but as far as social, no.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely. This is one of the things where the JPSU can play a big part. When you're in the transition outstream, you are leaving the Canadian Armed Forces. You are going to be a civilian. That's where you should be able to try out different jobs, professions, what it's like t

Veterans Affairs committee  No. It's been a year now since I first suggested that be done to the transitional oversight committee that's looking at the JPSU and they said nothing about it. But it does segue into something that's been mentioned other places here. When a person is posted to the JPSU they fall

Veterans Affairs committee  That's correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  The universality of service is archaic. It's based probably in World War I, where you had to go out there and walk around with a cannon. Some of the skill sets that are available through these people.... Again, I look at what's going on with our aboriginal communities. There are