Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army recruits who left before the end of their Phase 2 training enlisted at the age of (a) 16 and (b) 17 in the last five financial years for which data is available.
The number of soldiers who enlisted at the age of 16 or 17 and left the Army before the end of their Phase Two training in the last five financial years is shown below.
Financial Year | Age 16 | Age 17 |
2012-13 | 410 | 370 |
2013-14 | 280 | 340 |
2014-15 | 240 | 280 |
2015-16 | 300 | 260 |
2016-17 | 280 | 250 |
TOTAL | 1,510 | 1,500 |
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