Within the military, I've dealt with probably five or six in the 10 years that I worked for the operational stress injury social support program.
As you say, it's a hidden thing. It happens, especially if you were sexually assaulted while serving, and there are things going on to try to track a person down.
DND is really—you've seen by the program that they announced a year ago or so about taking care of that side of the fence—still ham-handed at it. It should not be something determined by the military police. It should be civilian police, and it'll get done.
The hard part of the injury is dealing with it when you get back and fall under that microscope. We have all seen how it happens with women that it's up to you to prove that happened, instead of them working a system. Some of the ladies go through hell. It is service-related because they're overseas. As far as I'm concerned, anything that happens overseas is service-related. That's where most of the injuries happen.
It's sad. All VAC needs is a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder related to service. They can get into details if you were blown up in Afghanistan or this and that, but I haven't heard any of the ladies I've dealt with who have had problems getting their claim, or their diagnosis, or whatever, through the system based on being sexually assaulted while in theatre. It's terrible, and it's something that DND has to look at. They can't sweep it under the table any more.