Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 June 2019 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 June 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Army: Recruitment
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits were enlisted into the regular army in financial year 2018-19.
- Answer
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The total number of personnel enlisted and commissioned, in the case of Officers, into the regular Army in 2018-19 was 6,985. Of this 6,315 were soldiers and 640 officers. In addition, a further 400 Gurkhas were enlisted into the Brigade of Gurkhas.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 257021
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Army Recruitment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2019-06-04 17:37:09 +0100
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