Army Reserve
(asked on 18th March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former regular soldiers joined the Army Reserve in each year since 2010; and how much has been paid to such individuals as an incentive to join the Reserve.
The data relating to the numbers of ex-soldiers joining the Army Reserve is detailed below:
Financial Year | |||||
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | April 2014 - January 2015 | |
All Ex Regulars | 490 | 570 | 820 | 1,180 | 1,400 |
Officers | 80 | 100 | 150 | 210 | 210 |
Soldiers | 410 | 470 | 670 | 970 | 1,190 |
The current Commitment Bonus scheme, introduced in April 2014, provides staged payments over three years of up to £10,000 to ex-Regular personnel providing they meet a set of entry criteria relating to rank, length of Regular Service, levels of training, medical status and training obligations once serving in the Reserve.
This replaced an earlier scheme launched in April 2013 that gave payments of up to £5,000 across three years, again providing an individual met the correct criteria. Details of both schemes are set out in the table below:
Cohort | Key Milestone 1 | Key Milestones 2 | Key Milestones 3 | Key Milestone 4 |
Ex-Regular Lts/Capts
Ex-Regular ORs
Initial Scheme introduced in April 2013
| £2,000 paid upon completion of Phase 2 officer training. | £1,000 paid upon completion of the annual obligation applicable to the existing Regional Annual Bounty, referred to as Yr 1. | A further £1,000 paid upon completion of the subsequent year’s annual obligation applicable to the existing Regional Annual Bounty, referred to as Yr 2. | A final £1,000 paid upon completion of the subsequent year’s annual obligation applicable to the existing Regional Annual Bounty, referred to as Yr 3. |
Ex-Regular Lts/Capts
Ex-Regular ORs
Enhanced scheme introduced in April 2014 (current scheme members automatically transferred to new scheme for all subsequent payments)
| £2,000 paid six months after qualification within respective Career Employment Group and completion of 14 Man Training Days. | £3,000 paid upon completion of the annual obligation applicable to the existing Regional Annual Bounty, referred to as Yr 1. | A further £3,000 paid upon completion of the subsequent year’s annual obligation applicable to the existing Regional Annual Bounty, referred to as Yr 2. | A final £2,000 paid upon completion of the subsequent year’s annual obligation applicable to the existing Regional Annual Bounty, referred to as Yr 3. |