Yes, 100%. I'll tell you one of the most shocking and horrific parts of this about one friend of mine from Canadian Special Operations Forces who sadly lost the battle with his demons.
They launched this big investigation, and then they said that in the case of this guy—handsome, good looking, smart, crazy fit, great career, amazing family, beautiful kids and all the rest—his mental health degradation and his eventual suicide had nothing to do with military service. Now what leg does the family have to stand on to fight that?
I'll tell you another sad part of this from my own family's experience. When the veteran dies, if there are outstanding Veterans Affairs claims and the spouse wants to see those through, they start back at zero because there is no access given to that veteran's Veterans Affairs files or their medical files because of confidentiality.
Again, it's not hard. I'll throw down the gauntlet right now. If you want to pay me $100,000 a year, I'll run VAC, and I won't even ask for any performance bonuses.
