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OC EASTERN ONTARIO DISCUSSION WITH IPSCS APRIL 2012

The following are the points passed to the OC and SM of JPSU Eastern Ontario Region during the tour of the IPSCs in April 202! "urthera#plifi$ation of the points and responses $an %e dis$ussed with the IPSC Platoon Co##ander or Ser&i$es Manager! 'otwithstanding thesepoints( posted in #e#%ers are en$ouraged to as) *uestions to their $hain of $o##and at all ti#es with an e+pe$ted speed, response! All

responses will %e %ased on e+isting C" poli$ies and pro$edure to ensure no $onfusion at the re$ipient end!

Issue OC Comments SME Comments (if !!"i#$"e%

HEALTH SER&ICES

C-U./arrior Support Centre /SC1Interopera%ilit,

Co##uni$ation %etween C-Us

and /SC is &er, poor!

One of the pri#ar, points to ta)e awa, fro# the 3aseSurgeons $o##ents for the first two serials is that thepatient is a )e, pla,er in his.her own health! If anin4ured pers has %een dis$ussing ps,$hologi$al issues

with one pra$titioner and feels the, #a, %e rele&antwith respe$t to a ph,si$al $ondition i!e! sleeplessness1then the, should %, all #eans %ring these pointsforward! So#eti#e infor#ation doesnt get passedproperl,( or in a ti#el, #anner( therefore it %eho&es allC" personnel to ensure that their MO is gi&en proper%a$)ground so as to #a)e the %est de$ision!

This issue is re$ogni5ed and is %eing addressed!/hat $lients ha&e to %e aware of is that the#edi$al s,ste# is also dealing with independentprofessionals who do not alwa,s full, understand

the uni*ue wor)ing en&iron#ent within the C-Usand /SC! There are regular #eetings %etweenthe 3 Surg and /SC to i#pro&e the$olla%oration and all infor#ation will %e funnelledthrough the 3 Surg as the single POC for#edi$al de$isions! E&er,one #ust reali5e thatthe 3 Surgeon approa$hes #edi$al $on$ernswith a #ilitar, o$$upational therap, perspe$ti&ei!e! what fits in the s$ope of the #ilitar,o$$upation1 and while what an independentspe$ialist sa,s is i#portant( it #a, not ta)e intoa$$ount the uni*ue attri%utes of #ilitar,

reintegration a&aila%le to the 3 Surgeon i!e!TCAT( PCAT( 6ight -uties( ME6s et$1! "inall,(all #ilitar, #edi$al do$tors and other $lini$iansare regulated %, the $i&ilian li$ensing %odieswhi$h #a, ha&e regulations that need to %eta)en into a$$ount in $on4un$tion with C"dire$ti&es!

The info gathered /RT patients

situation does not see# to %eshared with professionals atea$h org 7 i#pression is that

This i#pression #a, $o#e fro# the fa$t that while the3ase Surgeon ta)es re$o##endations into$onsideration fro# one org( he.she also ta)es into$onsideration infor#ation fro# #an, other orgs as well!

This #a, not appear to %e the $ase8 howe&er( it#ust %e $learl, understood that it is the 3aseSurgeon who has the final sa, on the wa,forward %ased on his.her holisti$ perspe$ti&e of

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separate re$ords are )ept! The%elief fro# the #e#%ers is thatea$h org has onl, half thepi$ture and onl, treat the half

the, see! So#e feel thetreat#ent re$o##ended %,C-U $ontradi$ts the treat#entthe, #a, %e re$ei&ing fro# the/SC and &i$e &ersa!

This infor#ation is then $onsolidated %, the 3aseSurgeon and the %est wa, forward is rea$hed! This wa,forward #a, not %e in )eeping with there$o##endations of onl, one tea# pla,er whi$h #a,

gi&e the appearan$e of disunit, 7 %ut this is not the$ase!

the $ase! Patients need to %e ad&o$ates for theirown treat#ent! /hen the, sit down with their:-MO( the, ha&e to %e open and tell the#e&er,thing %e$ause the final re$o##endation is

fro# the :-MO.3 Surgeon! Other #edi$alprofessionals do not alwa,s input theirinfor#ation into the ele$troni$ health ser&i$es,ste# this is %eing $urrentl, addressed1 so the:-MO is %asing his prognosis.diagnosis on theinfor#ation the, ha&e a&aila%le! The %otto# lineis to dis$uss e&er,thing with the :-MO!

One org #a, re$o##end that

the patient go to the other org atwhi$h ti#e the, are sent right%a$)( raising a high degree offrustration and #istrust!

See following response! /e are aware that this so#eti#es happens andare wor)ing on it! The inta)e for #ental healthshould o$$ur where the #e#%er refers8 howe&er(it is alwa,s the %est to #a)e an appoint#ent!Tr,ing to get it resol&ed at si$) parade is not the

%est option %e$ause of the $lient load! Alle#ergen$ies( howe&er( will %e dealt with and atthe sa#e ti#e there is #ental health a&aila%le atsi$) parade!

'o fir#( readil, a&aila%le SOPs

on getting ps,$hologi$alassistan$e 7 $an one self referor not; The MO at the C-U willsa,


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lun$h! It was re$o##ended thatthe /SC should ha&e a 2B.and e#ergen$, $apa%ilit, fore#ergen$ies!

The )e, here is to not let #inor issues es$alate 7 if

,ou ha&e an in4ur, address it 7 if ,ou ha&e an in4ur,that is of longer ter# and worsening 7 #a)e anappoint#ent!

/SC.Ps,$hologi$al Staff Shortage

There is not enough

ps,$hologi$al staff to assist thetroops 7 the Ottawa Clini$ 4ust$losed re#o&ing another fourdo$tors fro# the role 7 wh,;

Staffing of all $lini$ians is an ongoing issue thatis regularl, re&iewed and addressed! /RT theOttawa Satellite $lini$( there were onl, twops,$hologists and those positions will %e #o&edto Petawawa to pro&ide %etter ser&i$e! /e arewor)ing to ha&e the two ps,$hologists $urrentl,in those positions $o#e here as well! O&erall(staffing in the /SC is the %est it has e&er %eenand there are tal)s of in$reasing the staff! /hat

e&er,one has to re#e#%er is that the, arere$ei&ing the %est treat#ent possi%le!

Is it possi%le to ha&e #ore

outsour$ing for #ental healthother #edi$al fa$ilities1; If aC" do$tor #o&es to the $i&ilianse$tor and is a&aila%le( wh,$ant the C" patient still see thisperson so as to pro&idesustained ps,$hologi$al $are; Itis all too $o##on to go to#ultiple ps,$hologi$al $are

pro&iders( and ha&e to start fro#s$rat$h with a new do$tor 7so#eti#es this $,$le $an repeatitself #an, ti#es o&er $ausingi##ense frustration and stress!

/hat the 3ase Surgeon addressees in his response$an %e e+trapolated to #an, fa$ets of the C" and alsoapplies to the issue! Personnel in the C" are su%4e$tedto #an, $hanges to whi$h the, #ust adapt( and areuni*ue to our profession! This in$ludes $hanges ofpostings( leadership( units( en&iron#ents( deplo,#ents(s$hools for our $hildren and e#plo,#ent for ourspouses! /hile we #a, wish to ha&e added sta%ilit,fro# an outside resour$e( we also #ust %e fle+i%leenough to understand that it is the C" we ser&e and we

#ust do our %est to wor) within it!

All $are for #ilitar, personnel is )ept within theC" health s,ste# to the greatest e+tent possi%le!In e+$eptional $ir$u#stan$es( the ser&i$e that ispro&ided on %ase $an %e outsour$ed! /hat weha&e to re#e#%er is that all $are has to %ewithin the o$$upational therap, fra#ewor)(whi$h is %est understood %, C" $lini$ians! Also(ha&ing the treat#ent $ontinue on %ase ensuresthat it is $aptured within our #edi$al re$ordss,ste# for future referen$e!

If #ental health support is

dee#ed $riti$al( $an a personposted to the JPSU %e posted toanother Region.IPSC where

There is alwa,s the possi%ilit, of %eing posted toanother IPSC.Region if there are &alid #edi$alreasons!

Ea$h $ase is re&iewed indi&iduall, and ser&i$esre*uired are one of the fa$tors ta)en intoa$$ount when the 3Surg #a)es a finalre$o##endation! eep in #ind that a posting toJPSU is not #edi$all, dri&en( %ut is an

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#ental health ser&i$es are #orereadil, a&aila%le;

ad#inistrati&e fun$tion initiated %, the #%rs unitand then appro&ed %, the MOSI- Career Mgr!

The JPSU should ha&e

o&ersight of ps,$hologi$alsupport to JPSU #%rs 7 part ofthe one?stop ser&i$e #odel!Post a ps,$hologist to theIPSCs!

There will alwa,s %e issues with sharing of #edi$al

infor#ation %e$ause of the legalit,! There is no latitudeto post a ps,$hologist to the IPSC! The %est option weha&e at this ti#e is the "a#il, 6iaison Offi$er( whowor)s with the fa#il,!

Spe$ialist.MO Confli$t ofPrognosis.ME6s

The spe$ialist will gi&e the #%r a

$lean %ill of health and a returnto dut, auth( %ut the MO will

refuse this re$o##endation andnot return the #%r to dut,! /h,;

E&er,one has to reali5e that the #edi$al de$ision is%ased on the uni&ersalit, of ser&i$e and en$o#passesthe whole pi$ture and the spe$ialist #a, not ha&e allthe details to #a)e the final de$ision( whi$h the 3 Surg

does!

The :-MO has the full pi$ture while thespe$ialist #a, %e #a)ing a de$ision without$onsidering the o$$upational #edi$ine aspe$ts(or #a, onl, $onsider the# fro# his.her spe$ialt,

perspe$ti&e! It is fine to sa, go %a$) to ,ouroffi$e 4o% %ut when ,ou 4o% is in the #ilitar,(there are other fa$tors at pla, i!e! safet,! All finalre$o##endations to the #%rs C of C /RTME6s will $ontinue to $o#e fro# the :-MO or3Surg!

MOs Per#ission Re*uired forAnnual 6ea&e out of the:eographi$al Area!

This is a huge ti#e waster for

in4ured personnel who #ust wait

for so#eti#es hours in the Si$)Parade line up 4ust to get a outof :eo Area lea&e passappro&ed! This is a &er,ineffi$ient wa, to do this( and$auses #ore %urden on analread, o&er%urdened #edi$als,ste#!

This is the poli$, released %, the 3 Surg whi$h is &er,effi$ient>

This can be signed off by a PCN, NP, PA, or MO. Isuggest that PCN's are in the best position to do so.

SoIOT inii!e the disruption and speed this up fora"", I once again recoend this #uic$ approach%

&i, I see you are "oo$ing for appro(a" for your "ea(epass to tra(e" outside the geographic area. Noprob"e, I ha(e ) #uestions for you.*. +o you ha(e any appt's schedu"ed that you i""iss-, NO- reat/0. +o you ha(e any edica" supp"ies that you i"" runout of during that period- No- Aesoe/). +o you ha(e any eds that i"" need refi""ed during

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that period- No- Perfect/In that case, I can appro(e your tra(e" out of the area/&

At that point, sip"y gi(e the a chit stating &1se of

Annua" 2ea(e for tra(e" out of the area supported.&3Si"ing during this is optiona".4

5or the PCN's, if the process abo(e raises concernsith br 6 refer the to an NP, PA or MO. Otheriseyou can go ahead and gi(e the their chit if the )criteria abo(e are fine.

In$onsisten$, with MOsRe$o##endations!

One #%r was refusedper#ission to attend a SoldierOn e&ent %, ad&i$e of an MO toOC JPSU1 e&en though she hadthe CoCs support prior to theMOs input! /hen this personwas gi&en the news the da,%efore the e&ent it wasde&astating 7 the reason for thedenial it is said was the #%r#ight %e negati&el, effe$ted orthe treat#ent pro$ess re&ersed!

@owe&er( when the person wasdenied( the person su%#itted anout of geographi$al area lea&epass whi$h was signed off %,the #edi$al authorities! The #%rwas perple+ed wh, theattendan$e in a super&ised and#il authori5ed Soldier On e&entwas refused( %ut a lea&e pass todo whate&er the #%r wanted outof the geographi$al region was

! On$e again the #e#%er has to #eet with the

:-MO to get the full stor, as the spe$ialist #a,not %e pri&, of all fa$tors to %e $onsidered!There is a differen$e %etween a short period oflea&e and an e+tended dut, tas) and the i#pa$ton the #e#%ers treat#ent! Ea$h $ase su$h asthis is re&iewed indi&iduall,!

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appro&ed! It was the #%rs$ontentions that the lea&e passwas essentiall, a


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refused to see the# an,#oreand the, were transferred toother MOs whi$h $aused greatdistress!

C-U S,ste# is a "ailure!

The C-U $on$ept is fraught with

dela,s( in$onsisten$ies and isineffe$ti&e 7 so#eti#es the Si$)Parade lines e+tend outside the%uilding and the wait $an lasthours 7 e&en for a lea&e passappro&al! The old UMS s,ste#was #u$h %etter at the unit lineswhi$h were #ore inti#ate and

persona%le 7 C-U s,ste# is li)ea #ill 7 dela,s $ause ill andin4ured not to see) help! E&enMOs that are #o&ed internall,at the C-U stopped seeingpersonnel that the, had seen forso#e ti#e whi$h the #%rs found&er, disrupti&e anddisheartening

The C-U s,ste# is here to sta, so the #e#%ers ha&eto %e patient and wor) within the s,ste#!

Si$) parade is hea&il, o&er?wor)ed at presentand a signifi$ant nu#%er of presenting$o#plaints are #ore appropriate for anappoint#ent! Si$) parade is #eant for an issuethat has $o#e up on a se#i?urgent %asis and$annot wait to %e addressed! Until su$h ti#e asthat $hanges( si$) parade will ha&e e+tendedwait ti#es! /hat e&er,one #ust also reali5e isthat these MOs who wor) at the C-Us also

deplo,( go on $ourses or e+er$ises whi$h furtherstrains the s,ste#! That is wh, the MOs areonl, %oo)ing appoint#ents one wee) at a ti#e inthe e&ent that last #inute tas)ings $o#e upwhi$h would ne$essitate $an$ellingappoint#ents( to %e less disrupti&e to thepatients!

Urgent Re*uire#ent> AdditionalMedi$al Staff

Personnel understood the la$)

of #edi$al staff( %ut $ould notunderstand wh, the, used theirti#e so ineffi$ientl,! The needfor #ore do$tors.ph,siologi$alassistan$e was e#phasise 7 asuggestion to get #orePh,si$ians Assistan$e PA1 and#ore PA $ourses was raised asa potential wa, to alle&iate the

This is not an option %e$ause there are #anningle&els that are deter#ined in the C" and ,ou$annot ar%itraril, go o&er this le&el! At this ti#ethe #edi$al trade is at( or slightl, o&er( theiresta%lished #anning le&els!

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stress on the s,ste# and MOs ?as was the return to UMS inUnit 6ines! Also( if getting #orePAs trained was an issue a

&er, long $ourse1 then %ring%a$) the #edi$al H6 GAs andadapt $rse to suit $urrent#edi$al re*uire#ents of the C"!

OSI.PTS- I##ediate PCAT andAssured F% Release A$tion!

Personnel with OSIs.PTS-

stated that as soon as ,ourediagnosed ,ou are put on PCATand in #an, instan$es the MO

stated that F% release isassured! This &iew wasreinfor$ed %, IPSC staff at theSe$tion 6e&el who said that adiagnosis of PTS- e*ualsrelease! The, also stated thatthe, were told that e&en whenthe, were $lear of PTS- thatthe, would %e released!

/hat the 3ase surgeon refers to $an %e effe$ti&el,des$ri%ed as so#eone who re$ei&es a $on$ussion! If itis #ild and does not show #a4or effe$ts on the person(then the person #a, $arr, on with no li#itations!

@owe&er( if the $on$ussion is e+tre#e and re$urring(then it is a different $on$ern altogether( %ut still a$on$ussion! This is wh, two people with $on$ussions#a, ha&e drasti$all, different prognosis and ME6s!

PTS- is li)e an, other issue( there are &ar,ingdegrees whi$h will result in a re$o##endationfor release or retention %ased on the se&erit, ofthe $ondition! There is no guaranteed F%

release for M@ issues 7 it is a $ase %, $ase%asis fro# the $o#prehensi&e #edi$alassess#ent! On$e again( 4ust %e$ause theps,$hiatrist sa,s ,ou are good to go( theo$$upational #edi$ine spe$ialist has to #a)e ade$ision %ased on our uni*ue operationalde#ands! The final re$o##endation will $o#efro# the :-MO and.or 3Surg!

The %est COA is to %e $o#pletel, honest andopen with their :-MO! This will lead to the %estout$o#e for ea$h indi&idual for# an o&erall

health perspe$ti&e!

OSI AT RECRUIT TRAI'I':

People were told if the, were

diagnose with an OSI duringre$ruit training that the, would%e auto#ati$all, released 7 nooption!

All releases are %ased on the #edi$al de$ision whi$hfalls under the UoS( so there is no %lan)et poli$, onauto#ati$ releases for re$ruits with OSIs!

ME-IC OSI SPECIA6 T@ERAP

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There is a spe$ial OSI therap,

group ai#ed dire$tl, at #edi$s 7$an #edi$s attend and get

rei#%urse#ent for this therap,;

All therap, $o#es under the Spe$tru# of Care and isthe de$ision of the 3 Surg! In this $ase( the #e#%erwill ha&e to re*uest this therap, through her Client

Ser&i$es to the Case Manager!

MO 'O/6E-:E O" JPSU

M, MO is $i&ilian and didnt

e&en )now what the JPSUwasL;

This is wh, the #ilitar, 3ase Surgeons perspe$ti&e ispara#ount when #a)ing the final de$ision /RTtreat#ent plans and COAs!

PCAT REASO'I': ? ME-ICATIO'

I# $urrentl, on PCAT %e$ause

of the #edi$ation I# on 7 I want

to get off PCAT( %ut if I stopta)ing the #eds I will %edis$iplined!

This is a dis$ussion %etween the #e#%er and his:-MO who has the final #edi$al de$ision!

'PSUIPSC C)in of Commn*

IPSC RT/ has Issues!

RT/ pla$e#ents #ust %e

gainful and respe$tfule#plo,#ent 7 one #%r a Sgt1was tas)ed to wipe down g,#e*uip#ent!

The point was raised that #an,

of the posted in #%rs hadleadership s)ills that $ouldassist the IPSC( %ut that theIPSC CoC would not allow the#to %e e#plo,ed as su$h!

Agree full, and e&er, atte#pt needs to %e #ade toensure this is happening! The )e, aspe$t to this is theinput of the #e#%er!

RT/ pla$e#ent in the IPSC as staff is %eing

in&estigated and is alread, ta)ing pla$e in otherIPSCs!

3arrier "ree @ousing Adaptations!

3"@A was &er, $onfusing and I dis$ussed this issue with the Ser&i$es Manager and

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$aused #u$h grief to personswith disa%ilities who were tr,ingto get their ho#es adapted!The, stated that the pro$ess

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'PSUIPSC Un*e+,Mnne*

Pers said the IPSC was &er,

under?#anned ? the OC pointedout that the $urrent Retentions,ste# $ould %enefit fro# so#ea#end#ents as it didnt wor) forthe JPSU! The JPSU does notha&e a MOC and therefore(despite the urgent re*uire#entfor staff( $ould ne&er use theMM@ pro$ess %e$ause it $ouldne&er %e dee#ed


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posted in to the JPSU 7 thiswould %e great for #orale and%uild %ridges %etween ph,si$all,and non?ph,si$all, in4ured pers!

Can IPSC Petawawa %e

$onsidered a Minor Unit andfield an Iron Man Tea#;

If there is a 00 $o##it#ent( I will approa$h 3deCo#d on the proposal!

Redress of :rie&an$e.TCAT.PCATChallenge

Man, people feel their

#edi$al.e#plo,#ent situationshould %e grie&ed %ut areunfa#iliar with the pro$ess!

The, also ha&e %een infor#edthat the, $an grie&e aTCAT.PCAT %ut dont )now the%est wa, to initiate su$h a$hallenge! So#e personnelnoted that the, ha&e i#pro&ed agreat deal and theirTCAT.PCAT.ME6S no longerrefle$ts refle$t their $urrentsituation

/hat is the pro$ess for a #edi$al $ategor, re&iew(%esides the dis$losure pro$ess;

"ren$h Instru$tion Pre?Release

A person releasing who re*uires

training if the "ren$h languageis in dire straights in thePetawawa area 7 pro&isionsshould %e #ade to allow "ren$hspea)ing Canadians to attend"ren$h $rses in Ottawa or$losest "ren$h languageedu$ation fa$ilit,1!

/hile postings #a, %e diffi$ult( it is an option! There isalso the option of atta$h posting as long as the finalposting will %e within a ,ear( through IPR!

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A$$ura$, of Infor#ation

There is a lot of info to go

through and #u$h dependen$e

is pla$e on getting a$$urateinfor#ation &er%all,1 fro# CaseManagers! @owe&er( so#e feltthat the Case Managers did notha&e a fir# grasp on ser&i$esand %enefits and so#eti#espro&ided #isinfor#ation at thee+pense of the in4ured soldier!Re$o##end that $urren$,training %e $ondu$ted to ensureall JPSU pla,ers are up tospeed on latest poli$es! Also( a

proper posting pa$)age that hasa %rief s,nopsis on theJPSU.IPSC and ser&i$es would%e helpful!

There are ongoing se#inars and training sessions$ondu$ted as well as routine e?#ail $orresponden$e( to

atte#pt to )eep up to date on the ongoing poli$,$hanges! The Case Managers are well &ersed in whatis the poli$, of the da,8 howe&er( when poli$, $hangesor is a#ended( there #a, %e an infor#ation lag! Thereare #an, presentations and do$u#ents a&aila%le toe+plain the JPSU.IPSC ser&i$es!

PTS- OC [email protected]/

People with PTS- in*uired if

there were an, edu$ationalinstitutions that $atered topeople with this disorder 7 or 7 ifthere were s$hool that had

instru$tors who were aware ofhow to intera$t with pers whohad PTS-!

Ea$h $ase is uni*ue and ea$h #e#%er will ha&e toin*uire the#sel&es %ased on their needs! There are$ertainl, a$$o##odations that edu$ational institutions$an $ater to %ut as for PTS-( the #e#%er will ha&e toaddress their needs with the institution!

S'R 'CM C3T ARMS N OSI NJPSU

A$$ording to so#e posted in Snr

'CMs w.PTS-( there has not,et %een a su$$essfulreintegration of a C%t Ar#s Snr

This is a &er, generi$ state#ent and without spe$ifi$s(it is diffi$ult to respond! As with an, #edi$al $ondition(the final de$ision is a #edi$al one %ased on the UoS!

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'CM %a$) to his.her unit! This( itwas said( was pre&enting otherpersons with PTS- fro# gettinghelp!

A3USE O" JPSU

One person said that his MO

stated that the %est wa, for aposting ho#e for fa#il,support1 was through the JPSU(so the MO re$o##ended aposting when it reall, wasntre*uired! This in$luded pla$ingthe person on PCAT when itwasnt re*uired!

This is a &er, spe$ifi$ $ase that will ha&e to %edis$ussed outside this foru#! Sa,ing this( all postingsto the JPSU are $arefull, s$rutini5ed %, the OC toensure that onl, those who #eet the $riteria for aposting to the JPSU are a$tuall, posted! There is alsoan ongoing struggle to edu$ate the units on the postingpro$ess as there are ti#es when #e#%ers are postedwithout our prior )nowledge!

WAIT TIME- SECT COMMANDERS

The wait to see their se$t

$o##ander $an ta)e up to awee) 7 wh,; IPSC O11 If#anning is an issue( wh, notuse the IPSC as a RT/pla$e#ent;

Se$tion Co##anders are #anaging a hea&, wor)loadand thus there will %e wait ti#es! As for RT/pla$e#ent( this is alwa,s loo)ed at as an option( if theright $andidate is a&aila%le! Unfortunatel, the staffingle&els will not $hange and with postings in $ontinuing(the situation will not i#pro&e! /hat $an i#pro&e is forall #e#%ers to ta)e #ore ownership for theirad#inistration and to not rel, on the Se$t Co#ds towal) the# through e&er,thing!

JPSU U'IT EE'TS

Man, of the pers posted to the

JPSU thought it a good idea toha&e unit e&ents where thein4ured $ould get together andpro&ide support and$a#araderie for one another!

Agree $o#pletel,( and ideas are alwa,s en$ouraged! Itis diffi$ult at ti#es %ased on the in4uries and lo$ationsof ea$h #e#%er! Soldier On is one of the %est wa,sfor this $a#araderie to ta)e pla$e!

JPSU /E3SITE

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Su%4 site is not $urrent and

English onl, 7 this #ust %e$hanged! It needs far #ore

infor#ation on it 7 this wouldallow all C" pers the a%ilit, tolearn a%out the unit!

The internet site is %eing addressed with Ottawa to#eet all the needs of the users! As for translation( thisis also part of the pro$ess!

"RE'C@ TRA'S6ATIO'

Translation of JPSU related

pu%s.info to "ren$h $an %e slowor non?e+istent 7this #ust %e$hanged!

Translation is done through the translation %ureau inOttawa who are wor)ing for the entire C" so it will$ontinue to %e slow! If there are #ore spe$ifi$s( %ringthe# forward!

MTEC CA'CE66ATIO'

Are #edi$al MTECs %eing

$an$elled.re&ised for #o&es inlo$al area;

The new MTEC poli$, has %een distri%uted to IPSCOttawa! MTECs are still authori5ed IA/ the re&isedpoli$,!

U'IT "U'-E- CRSES

/ill the JPSU fund T- for P-

Crses for its posted in pers;

es 7 on a $ase?%,?$ase %asis when all other a&enuesare e+hausted!

S@ORT 6EAE REHUESTS

A person su%#itted for two da,s

short lea&e for P- training to)eep her $i&ilian *uals $urrentshe was in4ured in 3asi$1 %utwas refused at the Se$t 6e&el!

All Short 6ea&e passes #ust go to the OC with a

re$o##endation 7 the, $annot %e refused at theSe$tion 6e&el!

JPSU POSTI': PACA:E

A $o#prehensi&e posting

pa$)age would %e of great help

This ite# is $urrentl, %eing addressed %, the RSM!

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7 $urrentl, there is nothing andone #ust ta)e notes %e$ause ofall the infor#ation!

.PSO The 3PSO will not see a person

on TCAT( e&en though theprognosis strongl, points towarde#plo,#ent in a MOC otherthan the one $urrentl, in pla$e!

3PSO ? #%rs on TCat are entitled to Edu$ationCounselling( Career Counselling( TransitionCounselling( I6P ad&i$e or an, other ser&i$e thatthe 3PSO offi$e pro&ides to an,one on a regularPCat!

Unit #)in of #ommn*

OSI.PTS- Stig#a at Unit.Se$tion6e&el!

Man, people feel that the

stig#as of an OSI at the unitle&el are &er, strong and untilthis is re$tified( persons with anOSI will not see) help for fear ofretri%ution.#arginali5ation! One#%r stated that he was $he$)edout and $leared to go %a$) to hisC%t Ar#s Unit %ut the, were notsupporti&e of his return 7 hestated that until people w.OSIs1start returning to wor) fro# theJPSU( the JPSU will not %e

ad&antageousl, used!

The onl, solution here is Outrea$h and edu$ation to the

units!

People also stated that the

in4ured.ill( espe$iall, those withOSIs and those posted to theJPSU( are %eing referred to asshit?pu#ps( shit?%irds( thuds(et$!

Outrea$h and edu$ation!

nowledge of JPSU and its

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Ser&i$es!

Man, personnel had ne&er

heard of the JPSU until the,

were posted to the Unit 7 #an,said that the first ti#e the,heard of it was when the, read iton the a$tual posting #essage!Man, of the #ore 4unior #%rshad ne&er heard tell of theJPSU( or the C-S


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as assistants! It is #, poli$, that should a lo$al SOe&ent o$$ur( I will strongl, pro#ote the a$$o#pani#entof spouses!

RETROACTIE F3 RE6EASE

RESERES1

One person en*uired a%out

getting a retroa$ti&e F% releaseafter it was learned that an in4ur,$aused on a training e+er$isewas $o#ple+ enough to pre&enthi# fro# #eeting the UoS! Isthis possi%le;

There are a few issues here>

Is the #e#%er presentl, on a Class 3 $ontra$t;

-oes he.she *ualif, for R"C;

If the #e#%er is presentl, posted to us as a

Reser&ist( the, ha&e to %e in re$eipt of R"C( sowhat was that in4ur, a result of;

C@AP6AI' 3RA'C@ N OSI N JPSU

A$$ording to a posted?in$haplain( there has ne&er %eena su$$essful return for an, #%rof the Chaplain 3ran$h who has%een posted to the JPSU withan OSI 7 wh,;

All releases fro# the C" are %ased on the UoS( a#edi$al de$ision!

A-A'CE IPR

Can pers with an assured F%

release in4ur, %e gi&en ane+pedited IPR #o&e;

An IPR $an onl, %e gi&en on$e the F% #essage isreleased! /hat $an %e done %, the #e#%er is to fasttra$) the dis$losure pro$ess!

ETE'SIO' S RETE'TIO'

Could in4ured personnel %e

e+tended to assist with theJPSU rather than retained;

The onl, options a&aila%le are retentions %ased on%eing assessed as a $o#ple+ $ase through theIntegrated Transition Plan ITP1 and the C" retentionpoli$,! The C" retention poli$, has alread, %eendis$ussed! As for the ITP( the $o#ple+ $ases aredeter#ined %, the #edi$al professionals %ases on four$riteria>

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F3 RE6EASE -URI':MATER'IT 6EAE

Can a person on Mata lea&e %e

released F%;

"ro# -MCA > A #e#%er on MATA . PATA will%e released F% as s$heduled! It is the #e#%ersresponsi%ilit, to ensure with CRA if MATA .PATA need to %e rei#%ursed!

SISIP OC RE@A3 TPE TR:

SISIP would not pro&ide training

for non?e+isting s)ills( onl, forthose that people alread, had 7wh,;

/hile ea$h $ase is loo)ed at indi&iduall,( nor#all,SISIP will tr, to %uild on e+isting s)ills if the, aretransfera%le to a $i&ilian o$$upation and are in )eepingwith #e#%ers ME6s! This is the poli$, and this info ispro&ided in their %riefings! It is also in )eeping withtr,ing to get the #e#%er %a$) to &ia%le e#plo,#ent in

an e+peditious #anner! If the s)ills are not transfera%leor #e#%er $an no longer %e e#plo,ed in thato$$upation( then the, will loo) at training that $an %edone within the two ,ear ti#e fra#e!

EEMPTIO' PER.PERs:E'ERA6

So#e RT/ units will not do

PERS and do not understand

the PER s,ste# i!e! UICE+e#ption1! All RT/ sponsorsshould understand the C"PASand appl, the guidelines in theRT/ wor)pla$e!

This is a leadership responsi%ilit,! The PER pro$ess ispassed to all IPSCs who are to $oord with the RT/super&isors to ensure the PERs are written for all IPSC

personnel! -epending on ea$h situation( the #e#%erwill either get an annual PER or PER E+e#ption! PERE+e#ptions are done if the #e#%er has %een on$ontinuous or long ter#1 si$) lea&e or has not %eenad&antageousl, e#plo,ed o&er the ,ear!

ETE'-E- OC RE@A3

It was e+plained that the C-S

had re$entl, granted an

That is $orre$t! The RPSM ti#eline has not $hangedas of toda,! @owe&er( #e#%ers $an utili5e edu$ationalupgrading #onies through the 3PSO offi$e!

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e+tended ti#efra#e for &o$reha% for persons whose in4uriesassured non$o#plian$e with theUoS! @owe&er( while the ti#ehad in$reased the #oniesallotted to o$ Reha% had not(so personal funds or I6P fundswould ha&e to %e used!

RES " COMPE'SATIO' 6EAE

Pers on Reser&e "or$e

Co#pensation are not entitled tolea&e 7 is there a wor) aroundon this to pro&ide so#e relief;@ow do ,ou re*uest lea&e 7

what is the pro$ess;

JPSU @H ? Me#%ers on R"C are not entitled tolea&e %e$ause the, are not in ser&i$e( thus nota$$u#ulating lea&e!

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I'JURE- RECRUIT SUPPORT

Personnel in4ured on 3asi$

Training get #i+ed responsesregarding what %enefits the, areentitled to! This should %ewritten out and gi&en to there$ruit at the ti#e on in4ur,! I!E!

Are Soldier On e&ents open topers in4ured on 3asi$

All %enefits a&aila%le to all posted in #e#%ers should%e %riefed upon in?$learan$e %, the Client Ser&i$es! Atall ti#es( if there are *uestions( it is up to the #e#%erto as)!

UoS N TRA-E SPECI"ICATIO'S NF3 RE6EASE

If an in4ured person #eets UoS

%ut not their original trade andare offered another trade( %utrefuse( will the, %e gi&en a F%release; -oes it affe$t pension;

"ro# -MCA( the #e#%er will %e gi&en a 9d releasewithin F0 da,s! "or spe$ifi$ pension *uestions( the#e#%er needs to $all the Pension Offi$e or lo$alRelease Se$tion!

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COMP6E CASE

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So#e pers were told that a

posting to JPSU was the end oftheir $areers and getting %a$) tothe Reg "or$e was a stret$h!

This added to the stress of%eing posted to the JPSU!

dis$ussions with the units!

POSTI': PROCESS /.I'JUR

One person was posted with an

in4ur, to ingston and on$earri&ed in ingston( was postedto the JPSU whi$h was far awa,fro# the pre?e+isting fa#il, and#edi$al support at their for#erunit 7 wh,;

This is a - Mil C de$ision and not alwa,s done$onsidering all of the fa$tors! The )e, is for the#e#%er and $hain of $o##and to dis$uss what is the%est option for the #e#%er up front and hope that theposting is in the %est interest of the #e#%er( if JPSU isthe onl, option!

JPSU O'E STOP SERICE 'O1

"or the JPSU to reall, %e one?

stop?ser&i$e the, should ha&e arep a&aila%le for the 6egion( andSISIP et$!

The one stop ser&i$e is a$$o##odated as #u$h aspossi%le %ased on ea$h lo$ation! The )e, philosoph,is that the #e#%er onl, has to go to one lo$ation( theIPSC( and the ser&i$es will %e %rought to the IPSC! As#u$h as possi%le( there is an atte#pt to ha&e all theser&i$es $o?lo$ated %ut that is not alwa,s possi%le! Inthis $ase( we do ha&e IPSCs with a 6egion Rep and allha&e SISIP!

PRIORIT @IRI':

/hat priorit, in this pro$ess is a

F% released C" #%rs gi&en;

Under the Pu%li$ Ser&i$e E#plo,#ent A$t( thefollowing are the priorities under the priorit, hirings,ste#>

Pri 7 Surplus E#plo,ees

Pri 2 7 Persons on lea&e of a%sen$e who ha&e had

their positions repla$ed with an indeter#inatee#plo,ee

Pri F 7 Persons laid of in e+$luded positions

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Pri B 7 C" personnel #edi$all, released!

In all $ases( a dis$ussion with the lo$al @u#anResour$e Offi$er is $riti$al to understand the %est ti#e

to put ,our na#e on the list( understanding that ,ouha&e fi&e ,ears fro# the release date to get ,our na#eon the list and then ,our na#e sta,s on the list for two,ears!

I'"O PORTA6

/here $an I "ind info on the

&arious support progra#s#entioned at the %riefing;

6in)s follow!

IMPORTANT n* HELP/UL LINS-

C-S> 3e the -ifferen$e Ca#paign

http>..www!for$es!g$!$a.site.feature?&edette.200D.0G.29?eng!asp

Joint Personnel Support Unit JPSU1

http>..www!$#p?$p#!for$es!g$!$a.4psu?uisp.inde+?eng!asp

Canadian "or$es Personnel and "a#il, Support Ser&i$es C"P"SS1

http>..www!$fpsa!$o#.en.inde+!asp

PSP.Soldier On

http>..www!$fpsa!$o#.en.psp.soldieron.inde+!asp

Soldier On> "a$e%oo)

http>..www!fa$e%oo)!$o#.SoldierOnMusi$QL.pages.Soldier?On?Sans?6i#ites.2K92D220FD

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In4ured Soldier 'etwor) IS'1

http>..www!for$es!g$!$a.site.$o##un.#l?fe.arti$le?eng!asp;id0D2Joint Spea)ers 3ureau JS31

http>..www!ar#,!dnd!$a.land?terre.news?nou&elles.stor,?reportage?eng!asp;idB0K0

Operational Stress In4ur, So$ial Support OSISS1

http>..www!osiss!$a.

Canada Co#pan,

http>..www!$anada$o#pan,!$a.en.

C" Appre$iation Progra#

http>..www!$fappre$iation!$a.en.Pages.default!asp+

a$ation for ets

http>..www!$#p?$p#!for$es!g$!$a.4psu?uisp.inde+?eng!asp

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