Armed Forces: Health
(asked on 10th June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force personnel are deemed unfit for active service.
The information requested is shown in the table below. The numbers provided include those who are temporarily unfit for duty and under medical care, and those who are medically unfit for service. Both are therefore classed as unfit for active service, as per the hon. Member’s question.
UK Armed Forces personnel assessed as unfit for duty or unfit for service, by service, as at 1 April 2015
Service | Strength | Medically unfit for duty or unfit for service |
All | 144,120 | 1,580 |
Naval Service[1] | 30,060 | 160 |
Army | 82,230 | 1,270 |
Royal Air Force | 31,830 | 150 |
[1] Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines