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| Chapter 2 - Personnel |
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| Table 2.17 Strength of the Reserve Forces1 at 1 April each year |
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1990 |
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1997 |
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2003 |
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2006 |
2007 |
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2008 |
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| Total Reserve |
341.4 |
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322.1 |
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257.2 |
244.4 |
233.6 |
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| Regular reserve |
250.8 |
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259.4 |
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212.3 |
201.0 |
191.3 |
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| Naval Service2 |
27.2 |
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24.1 |
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23.2 |
22.8 |
22.2 |
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19.6 |
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| Royal Fleet Reserve3 |
13.6 |
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10.0 |
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10.3 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
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8.0 |
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| Individuals liable to recall |
13.6 |
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14.1 |
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12.8 |
12.0 |
11.7 |
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11.6 |
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| Army4 |
183.5 |
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190.1 |
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151.4 |
141.8 |
134.2 |
127.6 |
121.8 |
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| Army Reserve |
65.8 |
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41.2 |
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32.3 |
31.1 |
31.4 |
32.1 |
33.8 |
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0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
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| Individuals liable to recall |
117.7 |
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148.9 |
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119.1 |
110.7 |
102.8 |
95.5 |
88.1 |
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| Royal Air Force |
40.1 |
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45.3 |
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37.7 |
36.4 |
35.0 |
34.4 |
33.4 |
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| Royal Air Force Reserve |
10.1 |
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16.2 |
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10.2 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
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6.1 |
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p |
0.1 |
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| Individuals liable to recall |
30.1 |
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29.0 |
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27.5 |
27.1 |
26.7 |
26.6 |
26.0 |
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| Volunteer reserve |
90.6 |
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62.6 |
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44.9 |
43.4 |
42.3 |
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41.0 |
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39.2 |
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| Naval Service5 |
7.0 |
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3.6 |
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4.1 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
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3.0 |
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2.9 |
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0.4 |
0.1 |
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0.1 |
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0.2 |
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81.9 |
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57.7 |
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39.3 |
38.1 |
37.3 |
38.5 |
36.8 |
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35.0 |
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0.1 |
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4.1 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
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1.4 |
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| Royal Air Force10 |
1.7 |
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1.4 |
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1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
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1.3 |
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0.8 |
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0.1 |
0.2 |
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0.1 |
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| Sources: DASA(Quad-Service), Single Services |
| 1. Figures exclude FTRS personnel. |
| 2. Naval Service Regular reserve data for 2006 and 2007 were not compiled as a result of Naval Service restructuring and so are not available. |
| 3. Comprises Royal Fleet Reserve, Naval and Royal Fleet Reserve and Marine. |
| 4. Army Regular reserve data for 2008 have not been compiled and so are not available. |
| 5. Excludes University Royal Navy Unit personnel. |
| 6. Army Volunteer reserve data are as at 1 June 2008 since 1 April 2008 have not been compiled and so are not available. |
| 7. Includes the Ulster Defence Regiment prior to 1 July 1992, when it merged with the Royal Irish Rangers and became the Home Service element of the Royal Irish Regiment. Full details can be found in Table 7.1. |
| 8. Between 1983 and 1993 includes the Home Service Force. |
| 9. Includes Officer Training Corps and Non-Regular Permanent Staff. |
| 10. Excludes University Air Squadron personnel. |
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Introduction