Chapter 2 - Personnel
                           
Table 2.21 Outflow1 from UK Regular Forces by Service and whether trained or untrained
1990/91   1997/98   2004/05 2005/06   2006/07   2007/08   2008/09  
                           
All Services
 39 080 || 24 350   23 430 23 260   25 160 p 24 690 p 21 880 p
                           
  Officers2 3 710 || 2 280   2 310 2 290   2 680 p 2 820 p 2 440 p
    Trained .. || 2 040   1 970 2 080   2 310 p 2 340 p 2 120 p
     as a percentage of trained strength3 .. || 6.9   6.6 7.0   7.9 p 8.1 p 7.4 p
                           
     Untrained .. || 240   340 220   370 p 480 p 320 p
                           
  Other ranks 35 370   22 070   21 120 20 980   22 480 p 21 860 p 19 450 p
    Trained ..   16 350   15 640 16 070   16 560 p 15 670 p 13 950 p
     as a percentage of trained strength3 ..   10.1   10.1 10.6   11.4 p 11.1 p 10.0 p
                           
     Untrained ..   5 720   5 490 4 910   5 920 p 6 190 p 5 490 p
                           
Naval Service
 8 110   5 270   4 630 4 490   4 320 p 4 340 p 4 430 p
                           
  Officers 800   620   510 520   500 p 580 p 520 p
     Trained ..   500   420 430   400 p 460 p 410 p
     as a percentage of trained strength3 ..   7.3   6.3 6.5   6.0 p 7.0 p 6.4 p
                           
     Untrained ..   120   90 90   100 p 120 p 110 p
                           
  Other ranks 7 310   4 650   4 130 3 960   3 820 p 3 760 p 3 910 p
     Trained ..   3 560   3 170 2 870   2 800 p 2 660 p 2 840 p
     as a percentage of trained strength3 ..   10.4   10.8 10.1   10.0 p 9.5 p 10.2 p
                           
     Untrained ..   1 080   960 1 100   1 020 p 1 110 p 1 070 p
                           
Army
 22 820 || 14 470   15 070 14 190   15 770 p 15 330 p 13 140 p
                           
  Officers2 1 860 || 1 040   1 100 1 070   1 330 p 1 490 p 1 270 p
     Trained .. || 960   900 980   1 110 p 1 160 p 1 110 p
     as a percentage of trained strength3 .. || 7.5   6.6 7.1   8.1 p 8.4 p 8.1 p
                           
     Untrained .. || 80   200 90   220 p 330 p 160 p
                           
  Other ranks 20 960   13 430   13 970 13 120   14 440 p 13 830 p 11 870 p
     Trained ..   9 250   9 840 9 520   9 820 p 9 310 p 8 240 p
     as a percentage of trained strength3 ..   10.9   11.4 11.3   12.0 p 11.6 p 10.2 p
                           
     Untrained ..   4 180   4 130 3 600   4 620 p 4 530 p 3 620 p
                           
Royal Air Force
 8 150   4 610   3 730 4 590   5 070   5 020 p 4 320 p
                           
  Officers 1 050   620   700 700   850   760 p 640 p
     Trained ..   580   640 670   800   720 p 590 p
     as a percentage of trained strength3 ..   5.9   6.7 7.1   8.9   8.3 p 7.0 p
                           
     Untrained ..   40   60 30   50   30 p 50 p
                           
  Other ranks 7 090   3 990   3 020 3 890   4 220   4 270 p 3 670 p
     Trained ..   3 540   2 630 3 670   3 930   3 710 p 2 880 p
     as a percentage of trained strength3 ..   8.2   6.7 9.6   11.1   11.3 p 9.3 p
                           
     Untrained ..   450   400 220   280   560 p 800 p
Source: DASA (Quad-Service)
UK Regular Forces comprises all trained and untrained personnel. It excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists.
Outflow from UK Regular Forces includes death and outflow to civil life including recalled reservists on release and outflow to the Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, which was disbanded on 31 March 2008.
 
1. Outflow does not include promotion to officer from other ranks or flows between services.
2. From 1997/98 onwards, Army officer outflow figures include miscellaneous outflow.
3. Calculated as a percentage of the average trained strength over the year.
 
Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, all Naval Service and Army flow statistics for financial year 06/07 onwards and all RAF flow statistics for financial year 07/08 onwards are provisional and subject to review.