Army: Reserve Forces
(asked on 29th November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the strength of the Army Reserve as at 1 October 2017 are (a) Regular Soldiers on fixed term attachments, (b) on a Full Time Reserve Soldier Contract, (c) on an Additional Duties Contract and (d) on a Voluntary Training Other Duties agreement.
As at 1 October 2017 the total strength of the Army Future Reserve 2020 (FR20) was 30,330. he following table shows the number and proportion of the Army FR20 strength who are on a Full Time Reserve Soldier or an Additional Duties Contract.
Contract | Number | Percentage |
FR20 Reserves on Full Time Reserve Service commitment | 1,280 | 4.2% |
FR20 Reserves on an Additional Duties Contract | 450 | 1.5% |
Notes:
The FR20 population consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on FTRS contracts who were previously Army Reservists.
Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Percentages are calculated from unrounded data and presented to one decimal place.
“Fixed Term Attachment” is not a recognised cohort within the Army Reserve. Voluntary Training Other Duties are an element of Reserve Service Days for which all Group A reservists are eligible to be engaged.