Army Reserve
(asked on 24th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on increasing the size of the Army Reserve to 30,000 personnel.
This question was answered on 30th October 2017
As at 1 September 2017, the Army Reserve - Future Reserves 2020* total strength was 30,280. This is an increase of 1,000 personnel since 1 September 2016.
* Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, high readiness reserves and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service and Additional Duties Commitment. Sponsored reserves, who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserves, are also included.