Veterans Affairs committee  This is a very interesting question in Canada. At the Warrior Care in the 21st Century symposium, we heard from your surgeon general that this is a big item in Canada. In Germany it is not such a big item. We have the impression that our soldiers, in terms of living as civilians,

Veterans Affairs committee  Thanks for the question. Let me just go back to what you said about the veterans in Canada, of their need to be, let me say, “recivilized” in the Canadian society. I was very interested in hearing this presentation at the symposium down in Toronto. What I'm doing for the time

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. Thank you very much. I am very pleased to give you the answer. I had a big chance to participate even beforehand, in the Warrior Care in the 21st Century symposium, where I had contact with your surgeon general, with whom I had long talks about our medical systems in our ar

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I can. I just touched on it very briefly by saying that they were able to get some education within the armed forces. If a former soldier or a temporary career volunteer whose time has expired stays in the armed forces or is re-employed in the armed forces, they have the p

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I do. Let me start with a preliminary remark. Numbers are always very difficult because it depends from whom you get them. If you get them from the physicians at the hospital, you get numbers that are different from the ones you get from the administration.

Veterans Affairs committee  I believe most in the administration numbers, and I'll give you their numbers because I have the theory that every soldier who has become traumatized shows up one day at administration to ask for benefits. Roughly 3,000 soldiers from the beginning of our missions in 1992 have ap

Veterans Affairs committee  We have roughly 180,000.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  You might discuss the law, and we do in Germany. There's a rough cut-off at 50%. Below 50%, there is nothing, and being above 50% doesn't get you more. This was decided in the past. There has been thinking about it, but it's still the law. It's still in force at to this date. Th

Veterans Affairs committee  Let me make one remark first. Even those who do not get the 150,000 euros might be re-employed in the armed forces and getting their normal payment as a sergeant, let me say, or as a master sergeant or whatever, and they get a regular little monthly pension. It is not too much, b

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, that's correct. Every soldier who is injured on a mission, be it physically or psychologically, can stay in the armed forces only for medical treatment and education, notwithstanding the degree of disability. If he's a career soldier, it's not a problem, because he remains i

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much, sir. Good morning. I am very pleased and very happy to have the ability to give my view, our view, from Germany to Canada on the support for mission-related traumatized personnel. First let me say that I'm very happy to give this testimony. I had the great