Troop suicide rates declined and so did the number of enlisted

Troop suicide rates decline in second quarter 
Fort Campbell Courier
by Amaani Lyle, Defense Media Activity
December 18, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Defense Department released the quarterly suicide report for April through June of 2014, and the numbers, officials said, indicate a drop from first-quarter statistics for all services and components.

The second-quarter report showed 70 suicides among active duty service members, 14 suicides among Reserve component service members and 20 suicides among National Guardsmen.

In an off-camera briefing, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren reported comparison first quarter statistics of 74 active duty members, 24 Reservists and 22 National Guardsmen.
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Have you ever noticed they don't seem too willing to mention the fact there are also less serving when they talk about the number of suicides?

Well in this case, they actually did.

"Garrick noted that DOD and VA recognize the need to help transitioning service members, as some 250,000 separate or medically retire from the military each year."

This is why we are not impressed by suicides going down by a few all too slowly.