Armed Forces: Discharges
(asked on 7th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry personnel aged (a) under 18 and (b) over 18 have voluntarily left the service early in each of the last five years.
The information requested is provided below:
Year | Regular Infantry Trained and Untrained Voluntary Outflow | |
| Under 18 | 18 And Above |
2011-12 | 90 | 2,080 |
2012-13 | 60 | 2,000 |
2013-14 | 60 | 1,560 |
2014-15 | 80 | 1,400 |
2015-16 | 50 | 1,440 |
The trained and untrained information has come from two different organisations and administrative systems and therefore, may be inconsistent. There is also potential for double counting and/or missing information. Numbers should be considered as estimates.
Voluntary Outflow is defined as personnel who leave the Army voluntarily before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period.
Figures have been rounded to 10 for clarity and presentational purposes; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.