Chapter 2 - Personnel
                       
Table 2.18 Strength of the cadet forces at 1 April each year
Thousands
  1990   1997   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total cadet forces1 136.0   || 127.5   132.8 132.2 130.3 .. 127.4 127.6
                       
Naval Service2 26.2   || 20.7   18.7 18.2 17.5 .. 14.9 15.2
Army 65.7   65.1   69.8 71.3 71.6 71.9 72.2 73.0
Royal Air Force 44.2   41.8   44.3 42.7 41.1 39.5 40.3 39.4
Sources: DRFC, Single Services
1.  The figures for each service include both single service cadet forces and an element of the Combined Cadet Force. Figures exclude officers, training and      administrative staff except for Naval Service figures before 1993 where separate figures are not available.
2.  Prior to 1993 includes officers and training staff.