Yes, perhaps they should - but often the COs aren't aware of these problems - for a myriad of reasons. The Army Welfare Servioce are typically tasked to deal with these problems, but that assistance generally falls to SSAFA or regimental association welfare officers when SP leave the Service. The SP may get the care, but it's the families that often suffer - when, for family reasons, young soldiers (typically mid 20s when they leave) are drawn back to the areas they were recuited from - where there are major problems with social provision. Again, as said before, we run the risk of developing a 'victim' culture within the Services in the UK (especially the Army) where Service leavers are viewed as 'damaged goods' but also expect to receive greater levels of assitance from the general population (access to social housing, NHS care - for non Service illnesses/injuries - job centre priorities etc etc).