I have one question involving the whole issue of the increased use of reservists.
Bear in mind that I'm not a regular member of the committee, but I do have a significant number of military families in my community. In all my experience, I've never heard any complaints or concerns about the medical treatment in-theatre. Your testimony today I think supports that, and you are to be congratulated. Of course, we as Canadians would not expect anything less, and we are proud of it.
But the situation I see on the ground is that the men and women who are coming back—and probably significantly more among the reserves than the regular forces—are not adjusting well on their return to society. They don't make a self-diagnosis when they come back; it usually comes from their partner or, more likely, from their parents that the person is not adjusting well. Sometimes a job is lost or there are alcohol issues, or just adjustment issues.
In a lot of cases they're disappointed with the follow-up treatment from the Department of National Defence. I know this is not within your bailiwick, but going forward, because we're obviously going to be in-theatre for another couple of years anyway—three years—do we run the risk of having more reservists with this problem and much more severely than now?
I'm making a comparison between a reservist who perhaps was an accounting clerk and goes into theatre for six months and comes back, but doesn't adjust, as opposed to a career force member who perhaps doesn't experience the same level of readjustment coming back to Canada—and I don't know this; that's why I'm looking for your advice.
That's what the situation is on the ground, speaking as a member of Parliament, but in-theatre, I've never heard anything but compliments.