Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of service was for non-officer ranks leaving the armed forces, by branch, in each of the last five years.
The requested information is provided in the following table:
Average Length of Service (years) for UK Regulars leaving the UK Armed Forces by Service, Rank and Financial Year (FY)
Years | FY15/16 | FY16/17 | FY17/18 | FY18/19 | FY19/20 |
All Services | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Officer | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Rank | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
RN/RM | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Officer | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Rank | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Army | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Officer | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Rank | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
RAF | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Officer | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Rank | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Table notes: