Beth Basinger was an active-duty army spouse for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) for 30 years and is now a spouse of a retired member. She has always been an advocate for military families wherever the army has taken them. She served on the Board of Directors for the Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) within the National Capital Region (NCR) and served on the working group for the Military Family Services governance review. She trained as a registered nurse.