Armed Forces: Recruitment
(asked on 11th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent reserve centre closures on recruitment to the armed forces.
This question was answered on 18th July 2017
A very small number of Reserve Centres have closed in the recent past. Recruitment into the Reserve Forces is a key consideration when determining the location of Reserve units. We continue to make good progress with Reserves recruitment. In the 12 months to 1 May 2017, 6,570 people joined the Reserves, taking the total strength to 36,310, an increase of 4.1% since 1 May 2016.