Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Reserve Soldiers on the Regular to Reserve Bonus scheme have achieved (a) Key Milestone 1, (b) Key Milestone 2, (c) Key Milestone 3 and (d) Key Milestone 4 since the introduction of that Scheme on 1 January 2014.

As at 1 October, a total of 4,350 ex regular Service personnel have been accepted onto the Army Reserve ex regular commitment bonus scheme, since the scheme started in April 2013. The table below shows their progression against key milestones to date.

Notes:

• Figures are single service estimates.
• The number of KM payments may include some split payments for a single KM.
• Key Milestone 1 is achieved 6 months from enlistment to the Army Reserves and once an individual has completed 13 Reserve Service Days, thereafter each KM payment is aligned with an individual achieving their annual (12 month) Certificate of Efficiency
• All figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
• Some service persons accepted into the scheme may not receive all or any of their payments before leaving the scheme and/or Army Reserve
• The figures above are for both officers and soldiers on the scheme.
• These figures are for all those who have joined since the scheme started in April 2013 (originally as the – TA Commitment Bonus Early Years (TACBEY))