Government Operations committee  Military members are so well trained. They risk their lives to protect all of you. They have done so much for their country. They don't ask for much. They don't ask for a pat on the back. But if there were something you could do to help vets, if we could get a liaison officer on

Government Operations committee  When she was saying that, I thought about security clearances. For example, I had a level II, which is secret. I had that for most of my military career. As soon as I released, it was gone. If I were to apply for a public service job that required that level, I'd have to go throu

Government Operations committee  If I could add to that, I was asked earlier about the position I applied for. As I said, I applied through the government website, and I received an email saying, “Thank you for applying, but you don't meet the qualifications.” I never got debriefed. I don't know what I was miss

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Yes. I can only speak for myself, but I'm very happy and thank you very much for letting me come here and speak my truth from my own experience. I've been a trooper and I've been an officer. I'll be very frank. A lot of times we see many of you on TV and you guys fight; it happe

Government Operations committee  I think it's so important that you have the opportunity to speak to people who are the boots on the ground, because they will tell you their truth. Many times it's unfiltered. They will tell you the truth and how it is and what they go through, day in and day out.

Government Operations committee  At all bases, there could be a public service rep who would help vets—whether medically released or otherwise—through the process, to tell them what they need for their application for job, x, y or z, and go step by step to facilitate it. There may still be a lot of paperwork inv

Government Operations committee  I definitely think debriefing.... I applied for a nurse practitioner position—

Government Operations committee  The situation was the same for a soldier or a corporal. There wasn't really a process in place. A lot of pressure was being placed on military members who were given a checklist and it was insisted that it be completed by a specific date. No one helped us. I had a surgical proce

Government Operations committee  Yes. I totally agree with what she is saying. Definitely you need a liaison officer to facilitate, maybe for the first six months or a year or two years, to see how they are progressing, because there are some vets who are truly broken. They are so physically and/or psychological

Government Operations committee  I fully agree with Ms. Boutilier. As she said, a lot of training is required to get into the Canadian Armed Forces and start a career. However, as soon as the individual receives a notice informing them that they're at a high risk in terms of health and that they would be medica

Government Operations committee  No, there is nothing.

Government Operations committee  We've become institutionalized.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  It's just my opinion, but I think it should be indefinite, because a lot of the skills that you acquire in the military you retain for the rest of your life. It really disadvantages veterans if they only have two years once it's activated. For many of us, we're normal people, and