Veterans Affairs committee  I would go higher. I would say it's 20%. As well, we have one case in Stadacona where the man has PTSD and is being refused help by DND. I'm not sure how it goes. I haven't got to the full extent of it yet. But I've been told so far that the man has been warned that if he goes f

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't follow the question. When did I start feeling the effects?

Veterans Affairs committee  When did I start feeling improvement? It was after meeting these two gentlemen here, and Dr. Heather McKinnon. At that point of the game, I was ready to blow my brains out.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, I'm telling you.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can still taste the metal in my mouth.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's a million-dollar question.

Veterans Affairs committee  I tried that approach. I took my job very seriously and as I progressed with my job I met more and more veterans. Through what I was suffering and by observing other veterans, I knew these men were suffering. Again, I use the word “men”, because I refuse to work with women. They

Veterans Affairs committee  Now, hang on.

Veterans Affairs committee  Do you mean the caseworker himself, the case manager?

Veterans Affairs committee  The case managers I have met think that they're psychologists, but they're not.

Veterans Affairs committee  They need training.

Veterans Affairs committee  Who are you pointing this at?

Veterans Affairs committee  I started feeling the effects probably in the late seventies, early eighties, and thought it was just something I could deal with. In 1985, when I was in Shearwater, I actually started scaring people. People on the detachment that I was sailing with refused to have me sleep in

Veterans Affairs committee  And pardon for the slip of the tongue.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll give you a short answer. You are correct in stating that the sooner the individual is pegged as suffering from PTSD, the more chances there are of his being accepted into a social normalcy. Also, care facilities should be placed in the areas where they can be utilized. The