We should distinguish between serving and retired military members. Serving members are part of the National Defence system and are taken care of by that body. We, as retired members, are no longer part of that system. We are completely cut off from it. So, the Department of Veterans Affairs takes care of our needs. If a serving member is suicidal, the Canadian Forces, which have created a program for this purpose, will have the soldier undergo certain tests.
I haven't been a part of the system for a long time, but I still know serving members who give me updates. Suicides are common, and they can happen at any time. I left the military almost 15 years ago. Some soldiers who left the Canadian Forces at the same time as me have experienced no symptoms at all. However, that doesn't mean that, a year from now, those ex-soldiers won't develop symptoms and won't commit suicide. Suicides are common, they occur all the time.
The Department of National Defence and the Department of Veterans Affairs do not keep statistics on suicide. Either way, suicides are often ruled as accidents, which can take many different forms. Oftentimes, we recognize and point out those who are at the end of their rope. Those people are unable to get treatment, although they try to. They are picked on, they lose heart and end up taking their life.