Veterans Affairs committee  The same forms are sent every single year. When my son had an RESP, all we had to send was a verification of enrolment. I don't understand why I can't just send a verification of enrolment.

Veterans Affairs committee  He's in university. He's doing his second degree, but you get four years under VAC. You get four years as long as you start before you're 30. You reapply every year, and they pay a portion of your tuition and give you a stipend every month.

Veterans Affairs committee  It says, “Subject: Regarding Deceased, Elms, Bradley Alfred.”

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. It just happened a month ago. I've asked them multiple times. I've asked my case manager to please put forward my request. I've asked the 1-800 number, and I've filed a complaint with the ombudsman. It's enough. I'm tired of intercepting my adult children's mail.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a small thing, but it's a kick in the gut every time.

Veterans Affairs committee  Please stop.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's on his education documents, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's on one of the specific education letters. There's one that doesn't come like that, and there's one that comes like that all the time. I should have brought them with me, and I could show you which one it was.

Veterans Affairs committee  Certainly I can do that. Just tell me how to do it, and I'll do a screen shot. I've tried.

Veterans Affairs committee  I will tell you. When I stepped from having a designated assistant with DND—and I stepped out of that probably a month after Brad died—and into Veterans Affairs, I felt lost. It wasn't the same. I had somebody at OSIS as a contact. As much as the military was embarrassed, shocked

Veterans Affairs committee  I tried and I'm pretty resourceful and I know the system and I couldn't get involved. I've written down two things: meaningful post-deployment screening, including the family. Don't make him volunteer to bring me in. bring me in. Again, to Aaron and my point, create an acceptable

Veterans Affairs committee  No. The very first thing you learn in research methods when you start a Ph.D. is that the most important thing about doing an intervention is properly identifying the problem. There are three ways to attack a problem. One is empirical, going to the literature—although not everyth

Veterans Affairs committee  I was just thinking about this quickly. You're trying to apply a civilian solution to the mental health of a soldier. As Aaron said, it doesn't work. For years there was a room in the mess, and none of the spouses went in there. That's where they went, and they drank, and they ta

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, he was still.... His uniform was ready to go, even the morning he died.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, he didn't get that.