Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for joining us today.
We've seen statistics on the transition of veterans from military service to civilian life, which, as we all know, is challenging. You told us that veterans were three times more likely to suffer from mental health issues and that the suicide rate was one and a half times higher among veterans. Do you have figures for the period when they were serving in the armed forces? Were the rates as high during those years? I'm inclined to think not. I suspect the transition to civilian life is the influencing factor. I'd also like to know whether the rates drop later on, in other words, four or five years after the return to civilian life?