Army Reserve
(asked on 13th September 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers on leaving service have transferred to the Reserves in each of the last five years.
Defence Statistics publish information on a regular basis showing intake figures for the Armed Forces, including the Army Reserve. Information on the number of former Regular soldiers joining the Army Reserve by year since April 2012 is contained in 'UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics August 2016' and associated tables which is available in Table 7c at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Trained Direct Entrant | 710 | 1,120 | 1,590 | 1,970 | 400 (as at 1 July 16) |
Army Reserve FR20 Trained Direct Entrants comprises ex-Regulars who directly enter the trained strength and have been discharged from the Regular Army Trained Strength within six years of enlistment to the Army Reserve.
Information prior to 1 April 2012 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.