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| Chapter 2 - Personnel |
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| Table 2.12 Strength of UK Regular Forces by sex and Service at 1 April each year |
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1990 |
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1997 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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| Females: total |
17 470 |
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14 830 |
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18 390 |
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18 160 |
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17 870 |
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17 640 |
p |
17 620 |
p |
17 850 |
p |
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| Naval Service |
3 660 |
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3 250 |
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3 730 |
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3 690 |
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3 670 |
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3 650 |
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3 680 |
p |
3 660 |
p |
| Army |
7 050 |
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6 680 |
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8 420 |
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8 210 |
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8 180 |
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8 180 |
p |
8 240 |
p |
8 320 |
p |
| RAF |
6 760 |
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4 900 |
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6 240 |
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6 260 |
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6 020 |
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5 810 |
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5 710 |
p |
5 870 |
p |
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| Officers |
2 780 |
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2 380 |
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3 520 |
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3 600 |
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3 680 |
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3 720 |
p |
3 760 |
p |
3 830 |
p |
| Naval Service |
420 |
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440 |
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640 |
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660 |
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680 |
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680 |
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700 |
p |
720 |
p |
| Army |
1 230 |
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1 060 |
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1 520 |
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1 550 |
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1 590 |
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1 630 |
p |
1 640 |
p |
1 620 |
p |
| RAF |
1 140 |
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880 |
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1 360 |
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1 390 |
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1 410 |
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1 410 |
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1 420 |
p |
1 490 |
p |
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| Other Ranks |
14 690 |
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12 450 |
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14 870 |
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14 560 |
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14 190 |
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13 920 |
p |
13 860 |
p |
14 020 |
p |
| Naval Service |
3 250 |
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2 810 |
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3 090 |
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3 030 |
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3 000 |
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2 970 |
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2 980 |
p |
2 950 |
p |
| Army |
5 820 |
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5 620 |
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6 890 |
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6 660 |
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6 590 |
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6 550 |
p |
6 600 |
p |
6 700 |
p |
| RAF |
5 620 |
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4 020 |
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4 880 |
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4 870 |
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4 600 |
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4 400 |
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4 290 |
p |
4 380 |
p |
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| Males: total |
288 280 |
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195 990 |
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188 630 |
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182 940 |
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177 980 |
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172 760 |
p |
169 430 |
p |
170 520 |
p |
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| Naval Service |
59 590 |
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41 900 |
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37 150 |
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36 250 |
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35 720 |
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35 210 |
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34 900 |
p |
34 680 |
p |
| Army |
145 760 |
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102 120 |
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104 330 |
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101 080 |
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99 550 |
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97 990 |
p |
96 860 |
p |
98 140 |
p |
| RAF |
82 920 |
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51 970 |
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47 150 |
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45 610 |
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42 710 |
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39 560 |
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37 680 |
p |
37 700 |
p |
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| Officers |
40 080 |
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30 300 |
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29 920 |
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29 410 |
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29 020 |
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28 380 |
p |
27 950 |
p |
27 860 |
p |
| Naval Service |
9 730 |
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7 480 |
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7 130 |
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7 070 |
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6 980 |
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6 900 |
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6 780 |
p |
6 700 |
p |
| Army |
16 210 |
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12 660 |
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13 190 |
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13 110 |
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13 140 |
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13 000 |
p |
12 920 |
p |
12 880 |
p |
| RAF |
14 140 |
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10 160 |
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9 600 |
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9 230 |
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8 900 |
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8 480 |
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8 250 |
p |
8 280 |
p |
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| Other Ranks |
248 210 |
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165 690 |
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158 700 |
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153 530 |
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148 960 |
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144 380 |
p |
141 480 |
p |
142 660 |
p |
| Naval Service |
49 860 |
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34 420 |
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30 020 |
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29 180 |
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28 740 |
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28 310 |
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28 110 |
p |
27 980 |
p |
| Army |
129 560 |
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89 460 |
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91 140 |
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87 970 |
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86 410 |
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84 980 |
p |
83 940 |
p |
85 260 |
p |
| RAF |
68 790 |
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41 810 |
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37 540 |
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36 380 |
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33 810 |
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31 080 |
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29 430 |
p |
29 420 |
p |
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| Females as a percentage of total1 |
5.7 |
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7.0 |
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8.9 |
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9.0 |
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9.1 |
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9.3 |
p |
9.4 |
p |
9.5 |
p |
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| Naval Service |
5.8 |
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7.2 |
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9.1 |
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9.2 |
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9.3 |
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9.4 |
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9.5 |
p |
9.6 |
p |
| Army |
4.6 |
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6.1 |
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7.5 |
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7.5 |
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7.6 |
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7.7 |
p |
7.8 |
p |
7.8 |
p |
| RAF |
7.5 |
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8.6 |
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11.7 |
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12.1 |
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12.3 |
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12.8 |
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13.2 |
p |
13.5 |
p |
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| Officers |
6.5 |
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7.3 |
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10.5 |
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10.9 |
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11.3 |
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11.6 |
p |
11.9 |
p |
12.1 |
p |
| Naval Service |
4.1 |
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5.5 |
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8.2 |
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8.6 |
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8.8 |
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9.0 |
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9.4 |
p |
9.7 |
p |
| Army |
7.1 |
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7.7 |
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10.4 |
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10.6 |
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10.8 |
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11.1 |
p |
11.3 |
p |
11.2 |
p |
| RAF |
7.4 |
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8.0 |
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12.4 |
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13.1 |
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13.7 |
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14.3 |
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14.7 |
p |
15.2 |
p |
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| Other Ranks |
5.6 |
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7.0 |
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8.6 |
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8.7 |
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8.7 |
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8.8 |
p |
8.9 |
p |
8.9 |
p |
| Naval Service |
6.1 |
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7.6 |
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9.3 |
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9.4 |
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9.4 |
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9.5 |
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9.6 |
p |
9.5 |
p |
| Army |
4.3 |
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5.9 |
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7.0 |
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7.0 |
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7.1 |
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7.2 |
p |
7.3 |
p |
7.3 |
p |
| RAF |
7.6 |
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8.8 |
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11.5 |
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11.8 |
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12.0 |
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12.4 |
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12.7 |
p |
13.0 |
p |
| Source: DASA (Quad-Service) |
| UK Regular Forces comprises all trained and untrained personnel. It excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists. |
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| 1. Percentages are calculated from unrounded data. |
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| Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, Army strength statistics from 1 April 2007 onwards, and Naval Service and RAF strength statistics from 1 April 2008 onwards are provisional and subject to review. |
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