The feasibility of providing periodic health assessments to all primary reservists /

All Primary Reservists June 2015 Office of the DND/CF Ombudsman Executive Summary For the last quarter of a century Reservists have participated in expeditionary operations in the Balkans, the Middle East and Africa, and humanitarian crises such as in Haiti and the Philippines, largely as augmentees to the Regular Force. [...] The purpose of this study was to examine and report on the feasibility of providing PHAs to members of the Primary Reserve at the same standard of periodicity as the Regular Force. [...] Study Background The Office of the Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (DND/CF Ombudsman) has raised concerns about the lack of consistency in the provision of PHAs to Regular and Reserve Force members. [...] Aim The purpose of this study was to examine and report on the feasibility of providing PHAs to members of the Primary Reserve at the same standard of periodicity as the Regular Force. [...] The Rationalisation of the Primary Reserve Steering Committee was established, although its focus is on determining the number of sustainable full-time positions and not on a comprehensive review.vii In the past decade, successive Chiefs of the Defence Staff have provided written guidance to the CAF on their vision and intent for the Reserve Force; their views varied widely.