The vice-chairman isn't here, so I guess I do. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'd like to welcome our witnesses. It's good to see you again, General.
I have two questions. First, I certainly congratulate you on what you're doing in the field. When I was in Afghanistan a couple of years ago, I heard nothing but very positive comments from the rank and file there about the medical facilities provided.
If someone comes home, if they leave the military—some leave earlier than others—then with regard to provincial health care plans or health care facilities for both them and the family, what kind of coordination, if any, is done in that regard in terms of support?
Second, in terms of the issue of potentially the long term that you'll be evaluating with regard to Afghanistan, what types of assessments do you put in now in order to prepare for that? As we know, in the past this used to be called shell shock or battle fatigue. We didn't understand it as well then as we do now. How do you do an assessment to look at whether there's the potential to prepare for that? What kinds of resources do you need, or would you need, in order to do that in case that impacts in the longer term--in three to five years, say?
That's through you, Mr. Chairman, to the general or the colonel.