Chapter 2 - Personnel
                             
Table 2.14 Strength of the Trained UK Regular Forces by Service and nationality at 1 April each year
  2007 2008 2009
Number   Percentage1   Number   Percentage1   Number   Percentage1  
All Services 172 910 rp     168 620 p     168 240 p    
                             
  UK 165 790 p 96.1 p 161 040 p 95.9 p 159 380 p 95.4 p
                             
  Non-UK2 6 810 p 3.9 p 6 940 p 4.1 p 7 670 p 4.6 p
    Irish3 and Commonwealth4 6 760 p 3.9 p 6 850 p 4.1 p 7 350 p 4.4 p
    Nepalese 30 p
-
 p 60 p
-
 p 290 p 0.2 p
    Other Foreign 20 p
-
 p 30 p
-
 p 30 p
-
 p
                             
  Unknown5 310 p *   640 p *   1 190 p *  
                             
                             
Naval Service 34 340       34 530 p     34 400 p    
                             
  UK 33 620   98.6   33 750 p 98.3 p 33 580 p 98.1 p
                             
  Non-UK2 490   1.4   580 p 1.7 p 660 p 1.9 p
    Irish3 and Commonwealth4 480   1.4   570 p 1.7 p 650 p 1.9 p
    Nepalese -  
-
   - p
-
 p - p
-
 p
    Other Foreign 10  
-
   10 p
-
 p - p
-
 p
                             
  Unknown5 230   *   200 p *   160 p *  
                             
                             
Army 95 360 p     93 830 p     94 590 p    
                             
  UK 89 110 p 93.4 p 87 270 p 93.3 p 86 770 p 92.6 p
                             
  Non-UK2 6 250 p 6.6 p 6 280 p 6.7 p 6 910 p 7.4 p
    Irish3 and Commonwealth4 6 210 p 6.5 p 6 210 p 6.6 p 6 600 p 7.0 p
    Nepalese 30 p
-
 p 60 p 0.1 p 290 p 0.3 p
    Other Foreign 10 p
-
 p 20 p
-
 p 20 p
-
 p
                             
  Unknown5 - p *   270 p *   900 p *  
                             
                             
Royal Air Force 43 210       40 260 p     39 250 p    
                             
  UK 43 060   99.9   40 020 p 99.8 p 39 030 p 99.7 p
                             
  Non-UK2 60   0.1   70 p 0.2 p 100 p 0.3 p
    Irish3 and Commonwealth4 60   0.1   70 p 0.2 p 100 p 0.3 p
    Nepalese -  
-
   - p
-
 p - p
-
 p
    Other Foreign -  
-
   - p
-
 p - p
-
 p
                             
  Unknown5 80   *   170 p *   120 p *  
Source: DASA (Quad-Service)
Nationality data for all three Services is only available from 1 April 2007 due to the introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration System.
UK Regular Forces comprises all trained and untrained personnel. It excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists.
 
1. Percentages are calculated from unrounded data and are based on those with known nationality only.
2. Non-UK groupings have been chosen to reflect the different recruitment policies. See the changes to Tables 2009 section of the 'Chapter 2 Introduction'
    for more details.
3. Citizens of the Republic of Ireland.
4. Includes Zimbabwean and Fijian citizens, who continue to retain Commonwealth status under the British Nationality Act 1981.
5. Includes those with an unrecorded nationality.
 
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.