Army: Recruitment
(asked on 6th June 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Regular and (b) Reserve passed an assessment centre to join the Army in each year since 2012.
The number of Regular and Reserve Army personnel who passed the assessment centre or the Army Officer Selection Board in each year since 2012 is shown in the tables below:
Regular and Reserve Other Ranks
Calendar Year | Regular Soldier | Reserve Soldier |
2012 | 8,920 | 2,250 |
2013 | 6,820 | 1,440 |
2014 | 8,180 | 2,610 |
2015 | 7,870 | 3,060 |
2016 | 6,400 | 2,250 |
2017 | 6,480 | 2,000 |
Regular and Reserve Officers
Calendar Year | Regular Officers | Reserve Officers |
2012 | 490 | 70 |
2013 | 350 | 80 |
2014 | 360 | 150 |
2015 | 480 | 220 |
2016 | 490 | 220 |
2017 | 500 | 180 |
Notes:
Figures are a Single Service estimates and are not Official Statistics.
Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.