Chapter 2 - Personnel
                     
Table 2.22 Gains to trained strength1 of UK Regular Forces by Service
2003/04   2004/05   2005/06   2006/07   2007/08  
All Services 19 070   16 780   14 780   14 670 r,p 15 500 p
                     
   Officers: total 2 150   2 020   1 840   1 990 p 1 790 p
      Naval Service 480   410   370   430 p 300 p
      Army 1 070   1 050   1 090   1 160 p 1 040 p
      Royal Air Force 600   550   380   400   440 p
                     
   Other ranks: total 16 920   14 760   12 940   12 670 r,p 13 700 p
      Naval Service 2 840   2 310   2 470   2 320 p 3 270 p
      Army 10 920   9 580   8 610   9 350 r,p 9 260 p
      Royal Air Force 3 160   2 870   1 860   1 010   1 170 p
Source: DASA (Quad-Service)
UK Regular Forces excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists.
1.  Gains to Trained Strength (GTS) represent those who are added to the trained strength, usually having just completed their training and thus transferring      from the untrained strength. Because of the nature of the data, this has been inferred by adding trained outflow to the net change in trained strength.      Personnel who have transferred from the untrained to trained strength and back again (or vice versa) within the period shown are thus excluded. Direct      entries to the trained strength are included in GTS, such as trained re-entrants, Professionally Qualified Officers (PQO) and FTRS. Fluctuations in GTS      reflect changes in GTS targets as well as the degree of success in meeting them.
Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, all Naval Service and Army flow statistics for financial year 06/07 and 07/08 and all RAF flow statistics for financial year 07/08 are provisional and subject to review.