Whether you're Canadian Armed Forces or RCMP, you take an oath, and it's a very deep thing. It's life-changing. You commit yourself on a level that no other employee is expected to commit themselves, and you do so with the understanding that it is service that is taken very seriously by this country. You're going to do unbelievable things for your country, and the result is that you're going to be supported when you inevitably have unbelievable damage from that commitment for the good of your country. With that comes an expectation that we accept that we have these injuries, and we turn to something like Veterans Affairs to try to make us healthy once we leave.
To have your service judged, to have your injury judged or questioned, and to not have any support in your options feels very much like you receive a cheque once a month to compensate for the damage caused to you, and that is all you're going to get for the rest of your life, when all we really want is support to try to get us to a healthy place where we can be a new form of employee, where we can be a healthy parent, where we can be a healthy spouse.