If a doctor, on the operational theater or here in Canada, sees that an individual has post-traumatic stress disorder and mentions it to the commanding officer, is that officer obliged to respect the diagnostic and to release the individual for some time so that he may be treated? Could the commanding officer say that it is not true, as far as he is concerned, and the individual should remain with the group? Does the commanding officer's decision supersede that of the doctor?
On April 10th, 2008. See this statement in context.