| Deployment of
The Regular Army (At 1 April 2006) |
|
. |
Officers |
Soldiers |
|
Land Command |
. |
. |
| Field Army |
4,400 |
44,900 |
| Joint
Helicopter Command |
1,400 |
10,800 |
| Commander
Regional Forces |
1,400 |
11,100 |
| Land Support |
300 |
100 |
|
. |
7,500 |
66,900 |
|
Strength of the Regular Army (1 January 2006)
|
| Armour |
10 x Regiments (1) |
| Royal Artillery |
15 x Regiments (2) |
| Royal Engineers |
11 x Regiments |
| Infantry |
40 x Battalions
(3) |
| Home Service
Battalions |
4 x Battalions |
| Army Air Corps |
5 x Regiments |
| Signals |
11 x
Regiments |
| Equipment Support |
7 x Battalions (4) |
| Logistics |
22 x Regiments |
| Medical
Regiments/Field Hospitals |
8 x Major Units
(5) |
|
Notes:
(1) Excludes Joint NBC Regiment. (2) Includes 1 x Training
Regiment and 29 Commando Regiment. (3) Excludes 1 x Battalion
of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (4) Includes 1 x Equipment
Support (Aviation) Battalion. (5) Includes 5 x Medical
Regiments and 3 x Hospitals
In general
these Battalions/Regiments are commanded by Lt Colonels
and have a strength of between 500 and 800 personnel.
|
| Regular Army
Infantry Liability / Strength as at 1 April 2006 |
| |
Regular Army Infantry Liability |
Infantry Strength |
|
2001 |
26,740 |
25,690 |
|
2002 |
26,740 |
25,640 |
|
2003 |
26,200 |
25,480 |
|
2004 |
26,360 |
25,870 |
|
2005 |
24,420 |
25,060 |
|
2006 |
24,450 |
24,080 |
|
Note: Figures
are for all Infantry trained officers and soldiers
(excluding Colonels and above) regardless of where they are
serving. Figure excludes Gurkhas and figures have been
rounded to the nearest ten. |
| Infantry
Recruiting Figures 2001 - 2006 |
| Financial
Year |
Infantry Recruiting Target |
Infantry Enlistment achievement |
|
2001-2002 |
5,160 |
4,490 |
|
2002-2003 |
4,270 |
4,950 |
|
2003-2004 |
4,460 |
4,620 |
|
2004-2005 |
4,150 |
3,410 |
|
2005-2006 |
4,150 |
3,450 |
Infantry
Entry 2006 - 2009
These next tables show the UK MoD figures for the
number of trained officers and soldiers expected to join
the Infantry over the next three years.
| Officers |
Financial Year |
| Method of Entry |
2006-7 |
2007-8 |
2008-9 |
| Direct Entry |
165 |
165 |
165 |
| Late Entry |
28 |
28 |
28 |
| Total |
193 |
193 |
193 |
Note: Direct
entry relates to those who enter the Royal Military Academy
Sandhurst direct from education or civilian life. Late
entry refers to those who apply for a commission through
the ranks.
| Soldiers |
Financial Year |
| Method of Entry |
2006-7 |
2007-8 |
2008-9 |
| Foot Guards |
418 |
430 |
430 |
| Line Regiments |
2,134 |
2,036 |
2,036 |
| Parachute Regiment |
221 |
234 |
234 |
| Total |
2,780 |
2,700 |
2,700 |
| Strength of the
Territorial Army (1 January 2006) |
| Armour |
4 x Regiments (1) |
| Royal Artillery |
7 x Regiments (2) |
| Royal Engineers |
5 x Regiments |
| Infantry |
15 x Battalions |
| Signals |
11 x Regiments |
| Equipment Support |
4 x Battalions |
| Logistics |
15 x Regiments |
| Intelligence |
1 x Battalion |
| Medical |
11 x Hospitals; 4 x Field
Ambulances and 2 x Regiments |
Notes:
(1) 4 x Regional National Defence Reconnaissance
Regiments
(2) Includes The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC)
|
| Joint Units
(1 January 2006) |
| Special Air Service |
1 x Regular
Regiment |
| Special Air Service |
2 x Territorial
Army Regiments |
| Special Reconnaissance
Regiment |
1 x Regiment |
| Special Boat Service (RM)
|
4 x Squadrons |
| Joint Nuclear Biological &
Chemical |
1 x Regiment |
| |
| Joint
Helicopter Command |
| Regular Army Air Corps
Regiments |
5 x Regiments |
| Territorial Army Aviation |
1 x Regiment |
| Full Time
Trained Strength of The Army (including FTRS*) January 2007 |
| . |
Strength |
| Staff |
810 |
| The Household
Cavalry/ Royal Armoured Corps |
5,560 |
| Royal Regiment of
Artillery |
7,410 |
| Corps of Royal
Engineers |
8,780 |
| Royal Corps of
Signals |
8,640 |
| The Infantry |
24,520 |
| Others |
650 |
| Army Air Corps |
1,980 |
| Royal Army Chaplains
Department |
140 |
| The Royal Logistics Corps |
15,680 |
| Royal Army Medical
Corps |
2,810 |
| Royal Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers |
9,730 |
| Adjutant General's
Corps (Provost Branch) |
2,010 |
| Adjutant Generals
Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch) |
4,440 |
| Adjutant Generals
Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch) |
340 |
| Adjutant Generals
Corps Royal (Army Legal Service) |
100 |
| Royal Army
Veterinary Corps |
190 |
| Small Arms School
Corps |
150 |
| Royal Army Dental
Corps |
370 |
| Intelligence Corps |
1,440 |
| Army Physical
Training Corps |
440 |
| Queen Alexandra's
Royal Army Nursing Corps |
840 |
| Corps of Army
Music |
940 |
| Long Service List |
620 |
| Unallocated |
10 |
| Total trained
regular Army and FTRS |
97,950 |
| Gurkhas (trained
and untrained) |
3,360 |
| Full-time
trained Army |
101,310 |
| Adjutant
General (Personnel and Training Command) |
| . |
Officers |
Soldiers |
| Army Programme |
900 |
2,000 |
| Army Personnel Centre |
1,400 |
2,300 |
| Untrained
Personnel |
1,000 |
9,700 |
| Chief of Staff |
300 |
600 |
| Army Recruitment &
Training Agency |
1,100 |
5,000 |
| General Staff |
600 |
600 |
| Primary Health
Care |
100 |
100 |
| . |
5,400 |
18,200 |
|
Service Personnel Deployed/Stationed Outside UK Mainland (April 2006) |
| Germany |
21,960 |
| Balkans |
30 |
| Gibraltar |
340 |
| Falklands Islands |
1,270 |
| Belize |
30
(estimate) |
| Kenya |
10
(estimate) |
| Canada |
260 |
| Cyprus |
3,040 |
| USA |
410 |
| Sierra Leone |
90 |
| Afghanistan |
5,000 (estimate) |
| Iraq and the Gulf |
7,500 (estimate) |
|
