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Written question asked by Calvin Bailey (Labour) on Friday, 10 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 January 2025. It was answered by Al Carns (Labour) on Monday, 20 January 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


University Officer Training Corps

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of participants in university Officer Training Corps complete the (a) Army Reserve Commissioning Course and (b) Commissioning Course for Regular Officers.

Answer

The information requested is provided below.

Population

FR20 Reserve Officer

Regular Officer

As a Proportion of Yearly UOTC intake

6% (440)

15% (1,180)

Notes/Caveats:

  1. Regular officer commissions includes those completing the mainstream Commissioning Course for Regular officers at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). This therefore excludes Professionally Qualified Officers who join and complete the Commissioning Course Short

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23187
Session
2024-26
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Army University officer training corps Army Reserve
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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