Written question asked by John Baron (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 March 2008. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Monday, 3 March 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Deployment Strength

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the deployable strength is of the Army.

Answer: As at 27 February 2008, the Army currently has 67,400 personnel within its deployable formations. 53,400 of these personnel are presently graded as deployable, with a further 7,600 personnel graded as being deployable in a limited range of roles. Non-deployable personnel will include those who are medically unfit and those filling key roles in support of families of those service personnel who are not deployed.Additionally there are elements of the Army that are deemed as being in non-deployable posts employed in essential roles often directly supporting operations within the training organisations, staff headquarters and the regional forces command structure.

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