I can only speak for the RCMP. The mindset out there now is that if we speak up on, say, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, there's a possibility of getting a Veterans Affairs pension or settlement. In that case, you might be flagged as a possible risk to the organization and you are put into an administrative role because of the risk to the community. There is the fear of getting that.
I joined to be a cop. I wanted to be a cop for 35 years and I wanted to put bad guys in jail, but if I were to self-identify during my last five years, I might be driving a desk or doing some other administrative duty, and that's not what I want to do. I want to be a cop.
If you're in a small community, you're moved to a larger centre because of the duty to accommodate. That becomes an issue, because I love small towns. I don't want to go to the big city and just suffer in silence.