Government Operations committee  I guess I would agree with you. One of my best friends was medically released, and he's on a pension. He has a service dog. He had a lot of issues. The marriage is falling apart. He was talking of flying out here yesterday, and his question was, “How different are you from the m

Government Operations committee  I can't really comment on that side of things because I guess I'm on the flip side. I'm the person who left the military of my own choosing. I know it's very different psychologically and mentally if you decide you're ready to transition, and you've released voluntarily and moved

Government Operations committee  I stayed part time in the reserves, but very part time. As you know, the reserves can be full time or part time.

Government Operations committee  I'd finished my last tour in Afghanistan. I was looking to get married and settle down so I started to explore options. I worked part time as a paramedic with the B.C. ambulance service out in the Fraser Valley and I started to look at some other opportunities. Everything seemed

Government Operations committee  They were the first.

Government Operations committee  At that time, they had just developed a new officer induction training program, which came into effect in 2013. I was one of the first graduates of Rigaud on that program, which had recently been revamped. It was about a year-long process. I found that there were a lot of times w

Government Operations committee  No, sir.

Government Operations committee  When I see internal postings now, they still have essential elements and experience, and they still say “or relevant military experience”. But how would you take relevant military experience, say, in Kandahar or Sarajevo, and apply that when they want knowledge of databases speci

Government Operations committee  My understanding is that it was in the last collective agreement. For whatever reason it got written out of, or somehow was written out of, the current agreement. The union put out an email and information and said that they were taking, in their opinion, the unprecedented step

Government Operations committee  Thank you. I'd like to thank the committee for providing me the opportunity to appear today. As this committee is looking at the process of hiring veterans for public sector positions, I may be able to provide some insights, as I am a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who is