Lord Touhig – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Touhig on 2016-06-06.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the regular army annual recruitment target for each year from 2015–16 to 2020–21.
Earl Howe
The Army’s annual recruitment targets for regulars for each year from 2015 to 2021 are as follows:
|
Type |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
|
Officers |
738 |
740 |
733 |
723 |
720 |
719 |
|
Other Ranks |
9,561 |
10,427 |
10,370 |
10,316 |
10,241 |
10,242 |
|
Total |
10,299 |
11,167 |
11,103 |
11,039 |
10,961 |
10,961 |
*These figures do not include the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.
