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Army: Recruitment

Answer

I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 January to Question 7264 from the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (Mr Healey) which shows the Basic Training Starts for British Army Officer and Other Ranks for financial year 2022-23.

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-18/7264

The below table shows how many Officers and Other Ranks were recruited into the British Army in Q1 & Q2 2023-24. The figures for Q3 2023-24 are not yet available.

Financial year	Total basic Training starts Actuals	Officer Basic Training Starts Actuals	Other Ranks Basic Training Starts Actuals
2023-24 Quarter 1	960	150	810
2023-24 Quarter 2	2,120	270	1,850

Notes/caveats:

1. These figures are for the Regular Army Only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.
2. Basic Training Start figures only include personnel who entered Phase 1 training.
3. 2023-24 Quarter 1 includes figures from 01 April 2023 to 30 June 2023.
4. 2023-24 Quarter 2 includes figures from 01 July 2023 to 30 September 2023.
5. Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
6. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

8355

Session

2023-24

Attachment

Army Recruitment

Related items

Army: Recruitment
Monday, 8 January 2024
Written questions
House of Commons

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Yes

Subjects

Army Recruitment

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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