Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. These committee meetings, stakeholder summits, and subcommittee meetings have been taking place for many years. Witnesses are saying the same things over and over. So far, there has been very little movement on veterans' issues. We can all talk until the cows come ho

Veterans Affairs committee  My husband actually went back—

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. Ironically, my husband left the forces and then came back as a civilian, because in that three-year span he was looking for the camaraderie. Unfortunately, when he came back as a civilian, he came back under a master corporal he had butted heads and had confrontation

Veterans Affairs committee  I would recommend a separate person. Case managers have enough of a workload. By adding another piece to their workload, you'll be in the same situation you have now, where they're fighting for more help themselves. You need a separate person specifically trained in financial man

Veterans Affairs committee  It should be one of their appointments in their release.

Veterans Affairs committee  A lot of the members who are joining, a lot of the members.... Even Mr. Harris was saying he joined when he was 19. My husband joined when he was 19. These are still formable years of learning how to do things in life. You're jumping into a military culture where they're telling

Veterans Affairs committee  Okay, it's 20 seconds. I'll be really quick. We're talking about the newly discharged, those who are just coming out of the system right now, but how many veterans who were released on normal category are left out there not knowing that they can turn to VAC? They're turning to t

Veterans Affairs committee  One of the largest issues we have is that once the paperwork's in, it's not getting processed or it's getting bounced back. We have veterans and their families going to specialists. These specialists have umpteen years in their field, yet their reports are being negated. They're

Veterans Affairs committee  If I could just quickly comment on bringing these peer-to-peer support groups under Veterans Affairs...?

Veterans Affairs committee  One of the largest issues facing veterans right now is their distrust of VAC. If you bring these peer-to-peer support groups that are online right now doing wonderful things under an umbrella that they already distrust, you are going to shut them down. They are not going to be th

Veterans Affairs committee  They have trust in these organizations.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, that's the question. If you go back and look at the list, how many of us have been witness to these meetings? How many more meetings do we have to be witness to? Last year, I was flown up there. I sat in front of the committee and told them my story. I told them the storie

Veterans Affairs committee  It is frustrating to deal with it, and for veterans to deal with it on their own? Good luck. You are setting them up to have a rage.

Veterans Affairs committee  He can't drive.