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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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits were enlisted into the regular army in financial year 2018-19.

Answer

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
Link
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