They have the numbers. They don't want to disclose them because it shows a deficit.
Just in the last six months, I put two more people back into the Canadian Armed Forces through recruiting. A lot of us, as veterans, are discounted for the lack of.... People figure that we get out and that's it. The reality is that we're still loyal to the Canadian Armed Forces. We're still loyal to the military and reputation. We do put back in a lot more than we get back out.
If the numbers actually did come out on how many are leaving, thinking of leaving or just barely hanging on but not serviceable, it would be a scary number for the average person to have to listen to.