Chapter 2 - Personnel
                               
Table 2.16 Strength of the Trained UK Regular Forces by Service and nationality, at 1 April each                          year
  2007 2008  
Number   Percent1
of total
(exc.unknown)		   Number   Percent1
of total
(exc.unknown)		  
All Services 172 590 p     168 620 p    
  UK 165 790 p 96.1 p 161 040 p 95.9 p
                     
  Foreign and Commonwealth 6 810 p 3.9 p 6 940 p 4.1 p
    Commonwealth (non-UK)2 6 500 p 3.8 p 6 570 p 3.9 p
    Other Foreign 310 p 0.2 p 360 p 0.2 p
    of which are Irish3 260 p 0.2 p 280 p 0.2 p
                     
  Unknown4 310 p *   640 p *  
                     
Naval Service 34 340       34 530 p    
  UK 33 620   98.6   33 750 p 98.3 p
                     
  Foreign and Commonwealth 490   1.4   580 p 1.7 p
    Commonwealth (non-UK)2 430   1.3   520 p 1.5 p
    Other Foreign 60   0.2   60 p 0.2 p
    of which are Irish3 50   0.2   50 p 0.1 p
                     
  Unknown4 230   *   200 p *  
                     
Army 95 360 p     93 830 p    
  UK 89 110 p 93.4 p 87 270 p 93.3 p
                     
  Foreign and Commonwealth 6 250 p 6.6 p 6 280 p 6.7 p
    Commonwealth (non-UK)2 6 020 p 6.3 p 6 000 p 6.4 p
    Other Foreign 230 p 0.2 p 280 p 0.3 p
    of which are Irish4 190 p 0.2 p 200 p 0.2 p
                     
  Unknown4 - p *   270 p *  
                     
Royal Air Force 43 210       40 260 p    
  UK 43 060   99.9   40 020 p 99.8 p
                     
  Foreign and Commonwealth 60   0.1   70 p 0.2 p
    Commonwealth (non-UK)2 40   0.1   40 p 0.1 p
    Other Foreign 20   0.1   20 p 0.1 p
    of which are Irish3 20   0.1   20 p 0.1 p
                     
  Unknown4 80   *   170 p *  
Source: DASA (Quad-Service)
Nationality data for all three Services are only avaliable since April 2007 due to the introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration System.
Figures are for trained UK Regular Forces, and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists.
1.  Percentages are calculated from unrounded data.
2.  Includes Zimbabwean and Fijian citizens, who continue to retain Commonwealth status under the British Nationality Act 1981.
3.  Citizens of the Republic of Ireland.
4.  Includes those with an unrecorded nationality.
Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, Army strength statistics for 1 April 2007 and 1 April 2008 and Naval Service and RAF strength statistics for 1 April 2008 are provisional and subject to review.