Variable	Frequency, n (%)
Military branch*
Canadian Army	198 (68)
Royal Canadian Air Force	94 (32)
Royal Canadian Navy	68 (23)
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command	8 (3)
Other†	6 (2)
Final military rank (N = 289)
Junior non-commissioned member	128 (44)
Warrant officer, petty officer, or senior non-commissioned officer	100 (35)
Officer	46 (16)
Other‡	15 (5)
Military component*
Regular Force	252 (87)
Primary reserve	97 (33)
Primary reserve, cadet organizations administration and training service	10 (3)
Primary reserve, Canadian Rangers
Military occupational specialty	1 (0.3)
Operational or combat-related	157 (54)
Operational support	100 (35)
Institutional support	22 (8)
Other§	11 (4)
Years in the military (N = 289)
<5	18 (6)
5–10	34 (12)
11–15	32 (11)
16–20	50 (17)
21–25	59 (20)
26–30	40 (14)
>30	56 (19)
Years since military release (N = 289)
<5	70 (24)
5–10	72 (25)
11–15	45 (16)
16–20	25 (9)
>20	77 (27)
Province or territory of residence at time of military release
Ontario	93 (32)
Nova Scotia	48 (17)
Alberta	41 (14)
British Columbia	36 (12)
Quebec	34 (12)
Other¶	38 (13)

Note: N = 290 unless otherwise indicated.

^*Total value is greater than 100% because some respondents indicated serving in more than one military category.

^†Other military branches included Air Cadets, Air Command, Army reservist, Chaplain, Medical, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

^‡Other ranks included captain, corporal, master corporal, petty officer second class, private, and sergeant.

^§Other military occupational specialities included logistics, medical, military police, music, and nursing.

^¶Other places of residence included New Brunswick (n = 14), Manitoba (n = 9), Prince Edward Island (n = 5), Newfoundland and Labrador (n = 4), Northwest Territories (n = 2), Saskatchewan (n = 2), and Yukon (n = 2).