Armed Forces: Recruitment
(asked on 17th October 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) army, (b) RAF and (c) Royal Navy careers fairs were carried out in each year since 2015.
Estimates from the single Services are provided in the tables below:
Army
Calendar Year | Number of Events |
2015 | 1,331 |
2016 | 2,953 |
2017 | 1,335 |
2018 | 211 |
2019 | 471 |
2020 | 422 |
2021 | 505 |
2022 | 1,471 |
2023 | 1,971 |
Note: The low numbers recorded over 2018-19 are due to a switch of recording system. The 2020-21 numbers were significantly reduced due to COVID-19.
Royal Air Force
Financial Year (FY) | Number of Events |
2018-19 | 275 |
2019-20 | 225 |
2020-21 | 110 |
2021-22 | 130 |
2022-23 | 220 |
2023-24 | 201 |
Note: Information prior to FY 2018-19 cannot be collated in the time available. The 2020-21 numbers were significantly reduced due to COVID-19. Figures include a variety of events from air shows, country shows, sporting events as well as the range of Graduate, Jobs, UCAS, Careers, Skills, Medical, Nursing and Apprenticeship Fairs.
Royal Navy
Calendar Year | Number of Events |
2020 | 68 |
2021 | 282 |
2022 | 698 |
2023 (to 17 October) | 595 |
Note: No consistent data on outreach event attendance is held prior to April 2020. The 2020 numbers were significantly reduced due to COVID-19.