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Territorial Army: Manpower

Answer

It is not possible to provide information on outflow and inflow for the Territorial Army by geographic region, as this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.The following table shows the total intake and outflow for territorial personnel during the period 1 October 2003 to 28 February 2007. October 2003 is the earliest date for which reliable TA inflow and outflow data is available.

Inflow and outflow of the Territorial Army by calendar year¹,²,³,4
Calendar year	Inflow5	Outflow6
2003 (1 October—31 December)	3,360	2,370
2004	7,690	9,410
2005	8,650	8,240
2006	8,560	9,920
2007 (1 January—28 February)7	1,020	1,700
¹ The data exclude Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS), Non-Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS) and Mobilised TA but includes the Officer Training Corps (OTC).
² The data are based on flows during the period 1 October 2003 to 31 December 2003, calendar years 2004, 2005 and 2006, and the period 1 January 2007 to 28 February 2007.
³ The data have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in '5' have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
4 Figures are for both Officers and Soldiers.
5 Inflow figures include all inflow e.g. intake from civil life and intake from other parts of the armed forces, but does not include the inflow of personnel returning from mobilisation.
6 Outflow figures exclude those personnel who became mobilised.
7 Due to ongoing data validation following the introduction of the new Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) System, there is no TA information available since 1 March 2007.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

159009; 465 c14-5W

Session

2006-07

Subjects

Staff Territorial Army

Link

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