Madeleine Moon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) male and (b) female recruits dropped out of training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre after completing phase one but before completing phase two in each year since 2006; how many such recruits in each category were aged under 18 years when they enlisted; how many had undertaken phase one training at Harrogate Army Foundation College; and if he will make a statement.
Anna Soubry
Infantry training at Catterick is comprised of the Combat Infantryman’s Course, which is a combined phase one and phase two course. For this reason it is not possible to provide the information requested for those who are recruited straight into Catterick.
Separate Phase one training prior to attending Catterick is undertaken by those who attend the Army Foundation College at Harrogate. The numbers in the table relate only to recruits who attended the Army Foundation College and therefore all would have been under 18 on enlistment.
No female recruits undergo infantry training and therefore figures shown relate to males only.
|
Year |
Total Starts |
Junior Entry Starts |
Junior Entry Drop out |
Senior Entry Starts |
Senior Entry Drop out |
% Junior Entry Drop out |
% Senior Entry Drop out |
|
2006-07 |
3410 |
300 |
40 |
3,110 |
950 |
13% |
28% |
|
2007-08 |
3550 |
300 |
30 |
3,250 |
1,090 |
10% |
31% |
|
2008-09 |
4020 |
320 |
40 |
3,700 |
1,060 |
13% |
26% |
|
2009-10 |
4170 |
380 |
50 |
3,790 |
1,340 |
13% |
32% |
|
2010-11 |
2600 |
280 |
40 |
2,320 |
840 |
14% |
32% |
|
2011-12 |
4050 |
470 |
70 |
3,580 |
1,260 |
15% |
31% |
|
2012-13 |
3870 |
630 |
100 |
3,240 |
910 |
16% |
24% |
|
2013-14 |
1950 |
420 |
40 |
1,530 |
680 |
10% |
35% |
Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5′ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
