Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-09-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the targets were for recruitment for each of the armed forces in each of the last five years.
Mike Penning
Information on the targets for recruitment for each of the Armed Forces in each of the last five years is shown below.
|
Financial Year |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
|
Regular Naval Service |
2,230 |
2,925 |
3,433 |
3,260 |
3,571 |
|
Maritime Reserves1 |
– |
– |
– |
740 |
760 |
|
Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
36 |
52 |
122 |
353 |
336 |
|
Total Naval Service |
2,266 |
2,977 |
3,555 |
4,353 |
4,667 |
|
Regular Army Service |
11,190 |
10,300 |
7,020 |
8,160 |
7,320 |
|
Army Reserves1 |
– |
– |
– |
4,900 |
7,270 |
|
Total Army Service |
11,190 |
10,300 |
10,575 |
13,060 |
14,590 |
|
Regular Royal Air Force Service |
1,561 |
1,586 |
1,731 |
2,212 |
2,670 |
|
Royal Air Force Reserves1 |
– |
– |
– |
600 |
750 |
|
Total Royal Air Force Service |
1,561 |
1,586 |
1,731 |
2,812 |
3,420 |
Notes:
1 There are no figures for these periods as centralised recruitment targets were not set until October 2013 following publication of the Reserves White paper.
