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 before completing Phase 1 in each year since 2006; how many such recruits in each category were aged under 18 when they enlisted; 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 dropped out of training before completing Phase 1. The table shows all those who failed to complete the Combat Infantryman’s Course.
No female recruits undergo infantry training and therefore figures shown relate to males only:
|
Year |
Discharged at ITC (Male) |
Under 18 on entry (Male) |
|
2006-07 |
950 |
320 |
|
2007-08 |
1,090 |
290 |
|
2008-09 |
1,060 |
210 |
|
2009-10 |
1,400 |
250 |
|
2010-11 |
840 |
90 |
|
2011-12 |
1,260 |
120 |
|
2012-13 |
910 |
100 |
|
2013-14 |
680 |
80 |
Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5′ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
