Tragic. As far back as WW1 intent of treating such psychological injuries was to return individual to duty as soon as possible where possible. Today intent of RCMP and DND to discard as soon as possible.

At one time through 1970's DND was at cutting edge of PTSD treatment having followed closely U.S. experience in Vietnam. In 20 years that corporate memory vanished. In 1988 when I asked senior DND medical staff about potential PTSD cases on deployment of observers to Iraq/Iran border response was a mocking, "We aren't sending them to Vietnam". Inexcusable.