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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 November 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Royal Military Academy: Admissions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have applied for a place at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in each month of the last five years; and how many of those applications were rejected in each such month.
Answer

The following table provides the number of applicants who attended the three and half day Army Officer Selection Board (AOSB) and those that were successful.

Financial year Those that having applied to join the Army were invited to attend AOSB Those that were successful at AOSB
2009-10 to date 613 294
2008-09 1,482 816
2007-08 1,068 608
2006-07 1,602 843
2005-06 1,531 865
2004-05 1,140 604

Those that are found unsuccessful at any stage of the officer recruitment process will be given feedback on where they have not met the required standard. Those who attend AOSB and are unsuccessful are rarely rejected outright. Their application will usually remain open, should they at some point decide to re-apply.These figures do not include: serving soldiers applying to become officers, potential Gurkha officers, Territorial Army applicants or professionally qualified officer applicants (doctors, lawyers, etc).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
501 c727W; 302826
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Admissions Royal Military Academy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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