Army Foundation College: Training
(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of army recruits participating in the long course at the Army Foundation College left the army before completing the course in each of the last ten years.
The below table shows the number of Army recruits who have started and left the long course at the Army Foundation College by year, since 2013.
Calendar Year | Total Starts | Total Discharges | Proportion |
2013 | 528 | 147 | 28% |
2014 | 816 | 223 | 27% |
2015 | 849 | 208 | 24% |
2016 | 927 | 216 | 23% |
2017 | 871 | 180 | 21% |
2018 | 802 | 132 | 16% |
2019 | 1031 | 293 | 28% |
2020 | 1019 | 337 | 33% |
2021 | 914 | 379 | 41% |
2022 | 717 | 228 | 32% |
2023 | 707 | 79 | 11% |
These figures are single Service estimates based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The figures provided may therefore be subject to data quality issues affecting their accuracy. The figures above are reliant on the data entered into the information system at the relevant Group/School.