The Government of Canada estimates there are approximately 460,000 Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).1 Over 40,000 of these Veterans served in the recent conflict in Afghanistan.2 A 2014 Senate report indicates over 5,000 CAF members are released per year, meaning substantial numbers of former CAF personnel are experiencing the transition from military to civilian life at any one time.3 Considerable research indicates the transition from active CAF membership to a settled civilian...
