Chapter 2 - Personnel
                                   
Table 2.5b Full-time trained strength1 and requirement, at 1 April each year
 
  2000   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011  
All Services                              
 
   Officers
      Requirement 30 140   30 970   30 070   29 840   29 070   28 940   28 920   28 220  
      Strength2 29 390   30 670   30 380   30 030   29 390   29 550   29 460 p 29 310 p
      Surplus/Deficit - 740   - 300   310   190   320   610   540 p 1 090 p
      Surplus/Deficit as % of requirement -2.5   -1.0   1.0   0.6   1.1   2.1   1.9 p 3.8 p
   Other Ranks
      Requirement 168 020   160 120   155 850   153 770   150 190   149 920   149 830   151 030  
      Strength2 160 880   157 380   152 790   147 400   144 140   144 620   148 380 p 147 500 p
      Surplus/Deficit -7 140   -2 740   -3 060   -6 370   -6 060   -5 300   -1 450 p -3 520 p
      Surplus/Deficit as % of requirement -4.3   -1.7   -2.0   -4.1   -4.0   -3.5   -1.0 p -2.3 p
 
Naval Service                                
 
   Officers
      Requirement 6 860   6 980   6 830   6 840   6 670   6 580   6 630   6 610  
      Strength2 6 670   6 880   6 800   6 790   6 620   6 690   6 640 p 6 620 p
      Surplus/Deficit - 190   - 100   - 30   - 50   - 50   110   10 p 10 p
      Surplus/Deficit as % of requirement -2.8   -1.5   -0.4   -0.8   -0.8   1.7   0.2 p 0.1 p
   Other Ranks                                
      Requirement 33 000   31 210   30 000   29 960   29 590   29 180   29 160   29 090  
      Strength2 32 210   29 520   28 820   28 040   28 430   28 330   28 860 p 28 800 p
      Surplus/Deficit - 790   -1 690   -1 190   -1 910   -1 160   - 850   - 310 p - 280 p
      Surplus/Deficit as % of requirement -2.4   -5.4   -4.0   -6.4   -3.9   -2.9   -1.0 p -1.0 p
 
Army                              
 
   Officers
      Requirement 13 300   13 860   13 350   13 350   13 480   13 460   13 680   12 980  
      Strength2 12 880   14 020   14 150   14 260   14 260   14 240   14 240 p 14 120 p
      Surplus/Deficit - 410   170   800   910   780   780   560 p 1 140 p
      Surplus/Deficit as % of requirement -3.1   1.2   6.0   6.8   5.8   5.8   4.1 p 8.8 p
   Other Ranks
      Requirement 93 100   90 320   88 450   88 450   88 320   88 320   88 480   89 230  
      Strength2 87 300   88 420   86 470   84 820   83 810   85 270   87 960 p 87 180 p
      Surplus/Deficit -5 800   -1 900   -1 980   -3 630   -4 500   -3 060   - 520 p -2 050 p
      Surplus/Deficit as % of requirement -6.2   -2.1   -2.2   -4.1   -5.1   -3.5   -0.6 p -2.3 p
 
Royal Air Force                              
 
   Officers
      Requirement 9 980   10 140   9 890   9 640   8 920   8 900   8 610   8 630  
      Strength2 9 840   9 770   9 430   8 980   8 510   8 620   8 580 p 8 560 p
      Surplus/Deficit - 140   - 370   - 460   - 660   - 410   - 280   - 30 p - 60 p
      Surplus/Deficit as % of requirement -1.4   -3.6   -4.7   -6.9   -4.6   -3.2   -0.3 p -0.7 p
   Other Ranks
      Requirement 41 920   38 590   37 400   35 370   32 290   32 420   32 190   32 710  
      Strength2 41 370   39 440   37 510   34 540   31 890   31 020   31 560 p 31 520 p
      Surplus/Deficit - 550   850   110   - 840   - 400   -1 390   - 630 p -1 190 p
      Surplus/Deficit as % of requirement -1.3   2.2   0.3   -2.4   -1.2   -4.3   -2.0 p -3.6 p
 
Source: DASA(Quad-Service)
 
1. The full time trained strength comprises trained UK Regular Forces, trained Gurkhas and FTRS (Full Time Reserve Service) personnel. It does not include mobilised reservists.
2. From 1 April 2010 some elements of the FTRS are excluded. For a full description of FTRS please refer to the Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations at the end of this publication.