Milnewsca and The Torch, Canadian blogs, are reporting that the Canadian Department of National Defence has issued a request for bids on a contract to develop an assessment of the mental / emotional readiness of Soldiers to deploy Here's the story: (LINK)and here's the fromal RFP: (LINK).

As one who has for over 30 years believed a need for such an assessment exists and that the benefits would far outweigh the costs, I think they're ahead of us. Again...