§ Mr. FETHERSTONHAUGHasked whether there would be any objection when a soldier is discharged as medically unfit to state in his certificate of discharge the nature of the unfitness, so that a soldier discharged because of dental caries, or some other comparatively trifling cause, might not be exposed to the difficulty occasioned by the present form of certificate, which makes employers unwilling to em- 1700W ploy a man rejected from the public service on such a general ground as medically unfit?
§ Mr. HALDANE:While in cases of discharge for medical unfitness for comparatively trifling causes a description of the cause might assist a man in obtaining employment, it is certain that in many cases especially in those when the man subsequently recovers, or when the cause of the discharge is due to certain diseases such a description would seriously handicap him. Most employers are well aware that the medical unfitness for which a soldier was discharged is unfitness for active service as a soldier. The present arrangement was devised in the best interests of the men, and I do not propose to alter it.