Chapter 2 - Personnel
                                 
Table 2.10 Strength of UK Regular Forces by Service, ethnic origin and rank1 at 1 April 2008
                              Ethnic minorities  
  All   White Ethnic Minorities Unknown2 as a percentage3 of  
  Personnel   Number   Percent 3 Number   Percent 3 Number   Percent 3 total (exc. unknown)  
                                 
All Services 187 055 p 164 250 p 87.8 p 10 600 p 5.7 p 12 210 p 6.5 p 6.1 p
                                 
   Officers 31 715 p 28 610 p 90.2 p 730 p 2.3 p 2 380 p 7.5 p 2.5 p
      Lieutenant Colonel and above 5 750 p 5 405 p 94.0 p 100 p 1.8 p 245 p 4.2 p 1.8 p
      Major and below 25 965 p 23 205 p 89.4 p 625 p 2.4 p 2 135 p 8.2 p 2.6 p
                                 
   Other Ranks 155 340 p 135 640 p 87.3 p 9 870 p 6.4 p 9 830 p 6.3 p 6.8 p
      Sergeant and above 43 960 p 40 235 p 91.5 p 895 p 2.0 p 2 830 p 6.4 p 2.2 p
      Corporal and below 111 385 p 95 410 p 85.7 p 8 975 p 8.1 p 7 000 p 6.3 p 8.6 p
                                 
Naval Service 38 575 p 35 690 p 92.5 p 1 125 p 2.9 p 1 760 p 4.6 p 3.1 p
                                 
   Officers 7 480 p 7 060 p 94.4 p 110 p 1.5 p 310 p 4.2 p 1.5 p
      Commander and above 1 490 p 1 440 p 96.6 p 20 p 1.3 p 30 p 2.1 p 1.3 p
      Lieutenant Commander and       below 5 990 p 5 620 p 93.8 p 90 p 1.5 p 280 p 4.7 p 1.6 p
                                 
   Other Ranks 31 090 p 28 630 p 92.1 p 1 015 p 3.3 p 1 450 p 4.7 p 3.4 p
      Petty Officer and above 10 495 p 10 115 p 96.4 p 145 p 1.4 p 235 p 2.3 p 1.4 p
      Leading Rate and below 20 595 p 18 510 p 89.9 p 870 p 4.2 p 1 215 p 5.9 p 4.5 p
                                 
Army 105 090 p 89 625 p 85.3 p 8 610 p 8.2 p 6 860 p 6.5 p 8.8 p
                                 
   Officers 14 560 p 13 220 p 90.8 p 410 p 2.8 p 930 p 6.4 p 3.0 p
      Lieutenant Colonel and above 2 605 p 2 440 p 93.7 p 45 p 1.7 p 120 p 4.6 p 1.8 p
      Major and below 11 955 p 10 775 p 90.1 p 370 p 3.1 p 810 p 6.8 p 3.3 p
                                 
   Other Ranks 90 530 p 76 405 p 84.4 p 8 195 p 9.1 p 5 930 p 6.5 p 9.7 p
      Sergeant and above 22 475 p 20 185 p 89.8 p 530 p 2.4 p 1 760 p 7.8 p 2.6 p
      Corporal and below 68 055 p 56 220 p 82.6 p 7 665 p 11.3 p 4 165 p 6.1 p 12.0 p
                                 
Royal Air Force 43 390 p 38 935 p 89.7 p 865 p 2.0 p 3 590 p 8.3 p 2.2 p
                                 
   Officers 9 670 p 8 330 p 86.1 p 205 p 2.1 p 1 135 p 11.7 p 2.4 p
      Wing Commander and above 1 655 p 1 525 p 92.1 p 40 p 2.3 p 95 p 5.6 p 2.4 p
      Squadron Leader and below 8 015 p 6 805 p 84.9 p 170 p 2.1 p 1 040 p 13.0 p 2.4 p
                                 
   Other Ranks 33 720 p 30 605 p 90.8 p 660 p 2.0 p 2 455 p 7.3 p 2.1 p
      Sergeant and above 10 985 p 9 930 p 90.4 p 220 p 2.0 p 835 p 7.6 p 2.2 p
      Corporal and below 22 735 p 20 675 p 90.9 p 440 p 1.9 p 1 620 p 7.1 p 2.1 p
Source: DASA(Quad-Service)
UK Regular Forces includes all trained and untrained personnel. Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists are excluded.
1.  Figures are for paid rank. All Services totals include equivalent ranks in the Naval Service and RAF. See Table 2.28.
2.  Includes those with an unrecorded ethnic origin and those who chose not to declare.
3.  Percentages are calculated from unrounded data.
Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, Service strength statistics for 1 April 2008 are provisional and subject to review.