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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 7 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 March 2024. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Friday, 15 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ranger Regiment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel there are in the Ranger Regiment of the British Army.

Answer

As of 1 January 2024, there were 1,040 Regular Army Personnel serving in the Ranger Regiment.

Please note the following notes/caveats from Analysis (Army):

  1. This figure represents Trade Trained Regular and Gurkha Army only and therefore excludes Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves and all other Reserves.
  1. The figure includes all personnel who are serving in a battalion within the Ranger Regiment.
  1. As the Ranger Regiment is still an evolving organisation, the above information includes all personnel serving in a Ranger Battalion, some of which may not be Rangers. Figures therefore include attached Arms and are not comparable to figures for other Infantry Regiments.
  1. The figure includes Gurkhas serving in Ranger Units.
  1. The figure has been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17509
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Ranger Regiment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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