Written question asked by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2025. It was answered by Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour) on Friday, 7 November 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Officers
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving (a) General Officers in the British Army, (b) Admirals and Flag Officers in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (c) Air Officers of Air Rank in the Royal Air Force, (d) Commanding Officers of commissioned Royal Navy submarines and (e) Royal Air Force pilots holding frontline squadron command there are.
- Answer
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Parts a,b and c of the hon. Member's question are answered in the table below.
Number of UK Regular Forces, OF-6 to OF-10 by Service as at 1 July 2025
Service
Number
Royal Navy/ Royal Marines
135
Army
211
Royal Air Force
126
The Ministry of Defence does not routinely disclose the trained strength of individual branches or specialisations as to do so could, or would be likely to, prejudice the security of the Armed Forces. For this reason, I am withholding the answer to parts D and E of this question.
Secondary information
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- 86284
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Officers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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