Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thank you both for coming here today. My first question is for Rear-Admiral Smith.
In your presentation you talked about the ill and the injured. On page 2 it says, “It is up to us to ensure that all initiatives and policies for the ill and injured....” Further in that paragraph you talked about the transition to their new pursuits and their new lives.
What I want to do is back up one step before they would get into this transition service. I want to ask a couple of questions about a young man or woman who would be in service. They have a unique injury, one that is different from a sprained ankle or a broken arm, one that is somewhat specialized in its treatment and diagnosis. I'm wondering how that process works. They would see, obviously, the Canadian Forces health services team, but beyond that, if there isn't a specialist who can deal with that injury, how is it identified and then how is it referred on to a specialist who could be outside the Canadian Forces health services?