Army Reserve Contracts - Written Answers

Written Question

Armed Forces: Complaints

Friday 14th February 2025

Asked by: Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many extra posts have been recruited to process service complaints under Volunteer ex-Regular Reserve contracts or other reservist terms and condition of service by (1) the Army, (2) the Royal Navy, (3) the Royal Air Force, and (4) Strategic Command, in each of the last five years.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The following information details how many extra reservist posts have been recruited by the single Services in each year in order to process Service Complaints. The data has been provided by the three Services, who manage the Service Complaints process. Service Complaints are managed by the single Services, not by Commands, and thus Strategic Command is not included.

Royal Navy

2020: no extra reservist posts recruited.
2021: three Volunteer ex-Regular Reserve (VeRR) posts were recruited.
2022: no extra reservist posts recruited.
2023: seven extra VeRR posts were recruited.
2024: no extra reservist posts were recruited.

Army

2020: no extra reservist posts recruited.
2021: eight ‘lifed’ Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) posts made enduring.
2022: two additional FTRS posts were recruited.
2023: 14 additional VeRR posts were recruited.
2024: no extra reservist posts recruited.

Royal Air Force

2020: no information held.
2021: no information held.
2022: no information held.
2023: no extra reservist posts recruited.
2024: ten additional VeRR posts recruited.

Written Question

Army: Training

Thursday 23rd May 2024

Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of soldiers that took the Role Fitness Test (a) passed, (b) failed and (c) had another outcome in each year since that test was introduced; and of those, how many and what proportion were (i) ground close combat troops and (ii) non-ground close combat troops.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

The below table shows the number of Regular and Reserve soldiers who took the Role Fitness test who passed and failed in each year since the test was introduced, broken down by ground close combat troops (GCC) and non-ground close combat troops (NON-GCC) and proportion rate of pass / fails.

Year	Regt Corp	Failed	Passed	Prop Failed	Prop Passed	Total Tested
2021	GCC	469	15,479	3%	97%	31,180
2021	NON-GCC	615	14,617	4%	96%	31,180
2022	GCC	458	17,381	3%	97%	51,112
2022	NON-GCC	1,050	32,223	3%	97%	51,112
2023	GCC	503	18,617	3%	97%	55,961
2023	NON-GCC	1,129	35,712	3%	97%	55,961
2024	GCC	229	8,378	3%	97%	24,297
2024	NON-GCC	440	15,250	3%	97%	24,297

Notes/Caveats:

This data was sourced by the Army’s Personnel Policy Directorate as at 17 May 2024. The data has been taken from a live system and therefore could be subject to change.

The 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.

Regular Non-Ground Closed Combat (GCC) figures for 2021 – Role Fitness testing (RFT(S)) did not start until Sep 2021 and therefore fewer Regular Army personnel will have been tested.

Reserve Non-GCC for 2021 – RFT(S) testing did not start until Apr 2022 and therefore Non-GCC figures should not contain results for the Army Reserve.

Figures represent Regular and Reserve Army personnel.

Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

All Army personnel are included irrespective of the Top Level Budget (TLB) that they are part of, for example, Army personnel serving within the Royal Navy command.

Ground Close Combat includes the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) and the Infantry.

Year is based on calendar year.

The Role Fitness Test can only be broken down by ‘Pass’ or ‘Fail’. The system includes categories of ‘N/A’ and ‘Exempt’ in the ‘Passed’ Figure. This cannot be broken down further without incurring disproportionate cost.

An individual will be exempt if they meet the exemption policy for RFT(S), which is that they have a medical condition precluding them from attempting the test.

A ‘N/A’ marker for individuals is applied when they are out of scope for RFT(S) testing. This will include those in a non-deployable HQ role, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), staff at a University Officer Training Corps (UOTC), Elite and Professional Athletes, and Reservists on specific contracts that do not require completion of the Individual Training Requirement.

Written Question

Army Reserve: Recruitment

Tuesday 21st May 2024

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full time and (b) reservist British Army personnel have worked on recruitment in each year since 2010.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

The total number of full time and reservist British Army personnel that have worked on recruitment in each year since 2010 can be found in the tables below.

The first table shows data for 2010 to the start of the Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP) contract with Capita in 2012, which was recorded on a separate database. During this time, the workforce for recruitment was full-time personnel only, including personnel on Full Time Reserve Service contracts.

Year	2010	2011	2012*
Total Full-time	526	526	526
Total Res	0	0	0
Total	526	526	526

Data Caveats:

- *Until the transfer to the RPP contract in Q1 2012, see table 2.

- Figures provided 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.

- These figures are for the Army establishments linked with recruiting according to the SLIM database.

- Full-time personnel include Regular and Full Time Reserve Service.

- Personnel would have been supported by Regimental recruiting teams.

Financial Year (FY)	Q2 2012-13	Q3 2012-13	Q4 2012-13	FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19	FY 2019-20	FY 2020-21	FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	FY 2023-24
Total Full-time	1133	1083	910	736	736	736	730	730	418	421	421	421	421	421
Total Res	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Total	1141	1091	918	742	742	742	736	736	424	427	427	427	427	427

Data Caveats:

- Data taken from Schedule 10 of the RPP contract.

- Full-time personnel include Regular and Full Time Reserve Service.

Written Question

Army and Army Reserve: Recruitment

Friday 15th March 2024

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) recruitment target for and (b) number of personnel recruited to the (i) full time British Army and (ii) Army Reserves was in each year since 2010.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

The first table shows the Basic Training untrained intake for Reserve Officers and Other Ranks by financial year.

Table 1. Reserve FR20 Untrained Intake to Phase 1 by Officers / Other Ranks

Financial Year	Total	Officers	Other Ranks
2012/13	2,650	60	2,600
2013/14	1,270	50	1,220
2014/15	2,890	110	2,780
2015/16	3,500	200	3,300
2016/17	3,020	160	2,860
2017/18	2,380	160	2,220
2018/19	1,870	120	1,750
2019/20	2,680	160	2,520
2020/21	2,270	170	2,100
2021/22	2,400	110	2,290
2022/23	1,630	90	1,540

Source: Analysis (Army)

The second table shows the Basic Training untrained intake actuals and targets for Reserve Other Ranks by financial year. There are no targets for Officers.

The actuals in the second column differ from the Other Ranks figures above; this is explained in Notes 4 and 5 below.

Table 2. Reserve Group A Other Ranks Untrained Intake to Phase 1 Actuals and Targets

Financial Year	Reserve Group A Other Ranks Untrained Intake Target	Reserve Group A Other Ranks Phase 1 Intake Actuals
2012/13	Not Held	2,600
2013/14	1,550	1,220
2014/15	2,800	2,780
2015/16	5,000	3,300
2016/17	6,480	2,850
2017/18	4,760	2,210
2018/19	2,910	1,740
2019/20	2,800	2,500
2020/21	2,500	2,070
2021/22	2,820	2,250
2022/23	2,950	1,530

Source: Analysis (Army) & Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC)

For the Regular Army, I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 January 2024 in answer to PQ7264: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-18/7264 which shows the Basic Training Starts (BTS) Targets for British Army Other Ranks by financial year.

Notes/Caveats:

Figures in Table 1 are for FR20 Phase 1 and Reserve Army ‘Group A’ Intake only.

The FR20 population consists of ‘Group A’ Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on FTRS contracts who were previously Army Reservists.

‘Group A’ includes Volunteer Reserves, Mobilised Volunteer Reserves, High Readiness Reserves and OTC support & training staff and Officers under training.

Figures supplied in Table 1 are for the FR20 population and will match Accredited Official Statistics as supplied in the Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics Report from 2017/18 onwards. Figures are however for Phase 1 Intake only and may not match figures before this period.

Figures in Table 2 are for Reserve ‘Group A’ Other Ranks Phase 1 Intake and include movement between populations in FR20 i.e. Group E to Group A movements etc.

Army Reserve ‘Group E’ was introduced during November 2020. ‘Group E’ were previously included in ‘Group A’ and subsequently removed. Intake figures in Table 1 for Financial Year 2020/21 onwards are not directly comparable to previous Financial Years.

Figures include Untrained Intake from other Army populations and from other Services.

Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.

Written Question

Armed Forces: Retirement

Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Swire (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to changing the policies determining retirement dates for members of the Armed Forces.

Answered by Earl of Minto - Shadow Minister (Defence)

The single Services have responsibility for setting their own retirement ages.

Royal Navy

With the exception of Medical, Dental and Nursing Officers who can serve up to age 60 in some cases, retirement age in the Royal Navy is typically age 55. Service beyond age 55 to age 60 or beyond is offered on a case-by-case basis in order to meets the needs of the Service. The Royal Navy is considering implementing a retirement age of 60 for all personnel but has not yet undertaken the work needed to determine the implications and cost of doing so.

Army

There is no single retirement age for Army personnel; retirement age varies depending on the commitment made with each Service Person. Engagements of differing lengths are offered to accommodate the operational needs and outputs of the Army together with the requirement to maintain the structure of a hierarchical organisation. Individuals may apply to serve beyond 60 where there is a Service need including senior staff officer appointments, deep specialists, and full-time reserve service contracts. Retirement age is frequently reviewed in light of changing Defence tasks, the needs of the Army and the benefit of Service Personnel, whilst aligning them with changes to Armed Forces Pension Schemes.

Royal Air Force (RAF)

The RAF carries out an annual review of its Terms and Conditions of Service legislation to ensure that it remains fit for purpose and provides the right personnel support required to achieve its operational commitment. This includes the engagements, commissions, and consequential retirement dates of its personnel. Although no changes are currently planned, we continually assess this policy to ensure it provides the appropriate platform from which the RAF can deliver its operational output. Individuals can have their service extended beyond their mandatory end-of-service date based on an exceptional Service need.

Written Question

Armed Forces: Recruitment

Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Swire (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many men and women were recruited into the armed forces reserves in each of the past five years; and how many vacancies are there currently.

Answered by Earl of Minto - Shadow Minister (Defence)

Data on recruitment into the three Services is presented in the tables below.

The Integrated Review and Spending Review (IR/SR) introduced greater flexibility in how Defence could employ its workforce types (Armed Forces Regular, Reserve, Defence Civilian and Contractors). This has made the continued use of a fixed workforce requirement for individual components of the Whole Force less appropriate. We are in the process of agreeing a new Indicative Planned Strength (IPS) which reflects both the Whole Force Strategic Workforce plans that are being finalised and changes in organisational structure introduced following the IR/SR. Comparison of the IPS and published statistics on Armed Forces strength will make any shortfalls evident.

Table 1: UK Regular¹ Personnel Intake² by Gender⁴ in the past five years⁵ in each Service

	1 Oct 2018 to 30 Sep 2019	1 Oct 2019 to 30 Sep 2020	1 Oct 2020 to 30 Sep 2021	1 Oct 2021 to 30 Sep 2022	1 Oct 2022 to 30 Sep 2023
Total	14,880	14,590	17,070	11,980	10,470
Female	1,600	1,630	1,940	1,420	1,220
Male	13,280	12,960	15,130	10,570	9,250
RN/RM	3,290	3,780	3,950	3,160	2,400
Female	350	390	420	310	280
Male	2,940	3,400	3,520	2,850	2,120
Army	9,080	8,470	10,600	6,760	6,310
Female	820	880	1,030	730	660
Male	8,260	7,590	9,570	6,030	5,650
RAF	2,510	2,330	2,520	2,060	1,760
Female	440	360	490	380	280
Male	2,080	1,970	2,040	1,680	1,480
					Source: Analysis (Tri-Service)

Table 2: FR20³ Personnel Intake by Gender⁴ in the Past five Financial Years⁵ in each Service

	1 Oct 2018 to 30 Sep 2019	1 Oct 2019 to 30 Sep 2020	1 Oct 2020 to 30 Sep 2021	1 Oct 2021 to 30 Sep 2022	1 Oct 2022 to 30 Sep 2023
Total	5,710	5,020	5,700	3,720	3,780
Female	900	760	950	600	540
Male	4,820	4,270	4,750	3,120	3,240
RM/RN	970	800	770	350	470
Female	150	150	150	70	50
Male	820	640	610	280	420
Army	4,080	3,680	4,440	2,890	2,880
Female	540	470	690	400	390
Male	3,540	3,210	3,750	2,490	2,490
RAF	660	550	500	480	430
Female	200	130	110	130	100
Male	460	420	390	350	330
					Source: Analysis (Tri-Service)

Notes/Caveats:

1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel, Non Regular Permanent Staff, High Readiness Reserve and Expeditionary Forces Institute personnel. Unless otherwise stated, includes Trained and Untrained personnel.

2. Intake comprises all personnel joining the Armed Forces either as new entrants or re-entrants.

3. Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) includes Volunteer Reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Volunteer Reserve personnel serving on Additional Duties Commitment or Full Time Reserve Service contracts. Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20. Non Regular Permanent Staff, Expeditionary Forces Institute, University Officer Cadets and Regular Reservists are excluded.

4. Gender is a self-reported field on the Joint Personnel Administration System.

5. The yearly Intake-Periods are defined as the 12 months ending 30 September for each respective year.

6. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 in line with disclosure control policy. Figures ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid systematic bias. Please note that due to rounding, the total figures in the above tables may not equal the corresponding sum of figures for each Service.

7. These figures can be found in Tables 7 and 23 in the last five October Editions of the "UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics" published on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index

Written Question

Armed Forces: Recruitment

Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Swire (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many men and women were recruited into (1) the Army, (2) the Navy, and (3) the Air Force, in each of the past five years; and how many vacancies there are currently in each service.

Answered by Earl of Minto - Shadow Minister (Defence)

Data on recruitment into the three Services is presented in the tables below.

Table 1: UK Regular¹ Personnel Intake² by Gender⁴ in the past five years⁵ in each Service

	1 Oct 2018 to 30 Sep 2019	1 Oct 2019 to 30 Sep 2020	1 Oct 2020 to 30 Sep 2021	1 Oct 2021 to 30 Sep 2022	1 Oct 2022 to 30 Sep 2023
Total	14,880	14,590	17,070	11,980	10,470
Female	1,600	1,630	1,940	1,420	1,220
Male	13,280	12,960	15,130	10,570	9,250
RN/RM	3,290	3,780	3,950	3,160	2,400
Female	350	390	420	310	280
Male	2,940	3,400	3,520	2,850	2,120
Army	9,080	8,470	10,600	6,760	6,310
Female	820	880	1,030	730	660
Male	8,260	7,590	9,570	6,030	5,650
RAF	2,510	2,330	2,520	2,060	1,760
Female	440	360	490	380	280
Male	2,080	1,970	2,040	1,680	1,480
					Source: Analysis (Tri-Service)

Table 2: FR20³ Personnel Intake by Gender⁴ in the Past five Financial Years⁵ in each Service

	1 Oct 2018 to 30 Sep 2019	1 Oct 2019 to 30 Sep 2020	1 Oct 2020 to 30 Sep 2021	1 Oct 2021 to 30 Sep 2022	1 Oct 2022 to 30 Sep 2023
Total	5,710	5,020	5,700	3,720	3,780
Female	900	760	950	600	540
Male	4,820	4,270	4,750	3,120	3,240
RM/RN	970	800	770	350	470
Female	150	150	150	70	50
Male	820	640	610	280	420
Army	4,080	3,680	4,440	2,890	2,880
Female	540	470	690	400	390
Male	3,540	3,210	3,750	2,490	2,490
RAF	660	550	500	480	430
Female	200	130	110	130	100
Male	460	420	390	350	330
					Source: Analysis (Tri-Service)

Notes/Caveats:

2. Intake comprises all personnel joining the Armed Forces either as new entrants or re-entrants.

4. Gender is a self-reported field on the Joint Personnel Administration System.

5. The yearly Intake-Periods are defined as the 12 months ending 30 September for each respective year.

Written Question

Defence: Recruitment

Friday 15th December 2023

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2023 to Question 70 on Defence: Recruitment, what proportion of new employees in his Department were women in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

The requested information is provided in the following tables:

Percentage of Female UK Regulars and Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) personnel intake by calendar year, 2021 - 2022

	2021	2022
UK Regulars	12.2%	11.7%
Future Reserves 2020	17.0%	16.4%

Source: Analysis (Tri-Service)

Table Notes:

UK Regulars include Full Time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas, Mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel.

Figures include trained and untrained personnel.

Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) includes Volunteer Reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reservists and Volunteer Reserve personnel serving on Additional Duties Commitment or Full Time Reserve Service contracts. Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost-effective solution than Volunteer Reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20. Non Regular Permanent Staff, Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) and University Officer Cadets and Regular Reservists are excluded.

Figures comprise personnel joining the Armed Forces either as new entrants or re-entrants.

The percentages given in the table refer to the proportion of female intake from the total intake.

Percentage of Ministry of Defence (MOD) Civilian female inflow by calendar year, 2021 – 2022

	2021	2022
Female Civilians	41.8%	43.5%

Source: Analysis (Civilian)

Table Notes:

MOD civilian figures include MOD Main Top Level Budgetary areas (TLB), UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Defence Science Technology Laboratories (DSTL), Defence Electronics Components Agency (DECA), Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA). Figures exclude Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and Locally Engaged Civilians (LEC).

Inflow may include civilian rejoiners.

Written Question

British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces

Tuesday 29th March 2022

Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from the British Overseas Territories have served in the British Armed forces in each of the last five years, by each Overseas Territory.

Answered by Leo Docherty

The table below shows the number of personnel from the British Overseas Territories serving in the trained and untrained Regular and Reserve Armed Forces between 2017 and 2021. Nationality is recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. JPA allows personnel to select British Overseas Territory Citizen (BOTC), or one of five specific territories. The vast majority of personnel select the BOTC option. It is therefore not possible to provide a breakdown of all British Overseas Territories.

Table 1: Number of British Overseas Territory¹UK Regulars² and Future Reserves 2020³ personnel serving in each calendar year⁴ between 2017 and 2021.

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

British Overseas Territory Citizen⁵

160

150

140

110

British Virgin Islander

Cayman Islander

Gibraltarian

Monserratian

St Helenian

Grand Total

170

160

150

120

Notes:

Nationality is as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration database. Primary nationality has been used, so people with only a secondary nationality of a British Overseas Territory have not been included.

UK Regulars include Full-time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding FTRS personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, MPGS, LEP and NRPS.

Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, HRR and volunteer reserve personnel serving on ADC or FTRS contracts. Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20. Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) and University Officer Cadets and Regular Reservists are excluded.

If a service person has been recorded as having a British Overseas Territory as a primary Nationality at least once within each year, then they have been recorded once within that year.

British Overseas Territories Citizens includes personnel from Anguila, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands. This could mean the populations for British Virgin Islander, Cayman Islander, Gibraltarian, Monserratian and St Helenian are under-represented.

Figures for both UK Regulars and FR20 include both trained and untrained personnel.

Figures in this publication have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Figures 5 or less have been indicated with a "~" and where there are no personnel has been indicated by a "-".

Written Question

Army: Staff

Tuesday 30th November 2021

Asked by: Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many uniformed British Army personnel are based in the UK, broken down by home nation.

Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)

As at 1 July 2021, there are 111,270 British Army Regular, Gurkha and Reserve Personnel based in the UK.

Table 1. Regulars based in the UK, by Country as at 1 July 2021

Country	Strength
Total	78,420
England	71,380
Wales	1,460
Scotland	3,910
Northern Ireland	1,680

Table 2. Gurkhas based in the UK, by Country as at 1 July 2021

Country	Strength
Total	3,300
England	3,210
Wales	90
Scotland	10
Northern Ireland	-

Table 3. FR20 Reserves based in the UK, by Country as at 1 July 2021

Country	Strength
Total	29,550
England	21,480
Wales	1,700
Scotland	4,490
Northern Ireland	1,880

Notes

Home Nation is based on Country as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. The figures are based on Service personnel's stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work isn't necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.
UK Regulars figures are comprised of Trained and Untrained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.
Gurkha figures include the Trained and Untrained Gurkha population only. This excludes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.
Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) figures include the Trained and Untrained FR20 Reserve population only. This consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on FTRS contracts who were previously Army Reservists.
“-” denotes zero or rounded to zero.
Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure to ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.