I wonder if there is more to the story on either side.
You are correct, as PAR35 is, to keep in mind there may be more to it.
But, if they aren’t pressed, we will never find out, it will just disappear down the memory hole.
No matter what, the counseling arm of the institution should at the very minimum had more tact and forbearance than to assign a counselor like that to a man like this.
Think of it. This guy Hassan who shot all the people at Fort Hood was a psychiatrist and a muslim! Can you imagine if you were a vet having issues with your experiences, and they assign a guy like that to work with you?
This isn’t as egregious as that, but heck, I am not involved in the field, and I can see it would have been better with someone else.