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Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average career length is of a soldier in each regiment or unit who enlisted (a) aged under 18 and (b) aged 18 or above.
The average career length by Regiment or Corps is shown in the following table.
Regiment/Corps | Average Career Length | |
Enlisted under 18 | Enlisted 18 or over | |
Household Cavalry & Royal Armoured Corps | 11 years,4 months | 9 years,4 months |
Royal Artillery | 13 years,0 months | 9 years,6 months |
Royal Engineers | 12 years,11 months | 8 years,6 months |
Royal Signals | 14 years,5 months | 10 years,1 months |
Infantry | 11 years,0 months | 7 years,9 months |
Army Air Corps | 14 years,1 months | 11 years,3 months |
Royal Logistic Corps | 13 years,5 months | 10 years,2 months |
Royal Army Medical Corps | 12 years,1 months | 9 years,10 months |
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | 14 years,4 months | 13 years,3 months |
Adjutant General's Corps (Provost) | 19 years,7 months | 13 years,6 months |
Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support) | 18 years,10 months | 14 years,4 months |
Royal Army Veterinary Corps | 12 years,10 months | 9 years,6 months |
Small Arms School Corps | 23 years,0 months | 21 years,5 months |
Royal Army Dental Corps | 13 years,7 months | 11 years,10 months |
Intelligence Corps | 22 years,10 months | 14 years,4 months |
Royal Army Physical Training Corps | 22 years,0 months | 19 years,11 months |
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps | 14 years,5 months | 11 years,4 months |
Corps of Army Music | 22 years,2 months | 13 years,3 months |
Senior Soldier Continuity Posts (Long Service) | 34 years,11 months | 30 years,4 months |
Source: Defence Statistics (Army) | ||
Notes/Caveats:
The figures are based on all trained regular other ranks who left the Army between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2013.
Caution should be exercised with regards to interpretation of these statistics. They are based on Army personnel covering a number of contracts or types of engagements. They form a statistical average for the Army and do not relate to the terms and conditions associated with any particular contract.