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Management of Defence - Defence Personnel Totals - m13 - Strength of UK
Regular Forces - Deployment in Budgetary Areas - Deployment Locations -
Recruitment of Regular Forces - Outflow of Regular Forces - Reserve Forces
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DEFENCE
PERSONNEL TOTALS
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Plans for the future size of the UK Armed
Forces as published in the Defence Plan 2008-12 are as follows:
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Year |
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2008-09 |
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2009-10 |
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2010-11 |
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2011-12 |
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Royal Navy |
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35,790 |
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35,410 |
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35,360 |
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35,380 |
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Army |
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101,660 |
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101,630 |
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101,560 |
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101,510 |
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RAF |
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40,830 |
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40,830 |
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40,670 |
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40,170 |
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TOTAL SERVICE AND
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL STRENGTH (EARLY 2009)
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| UK service
personnel |
187,210 |
| UK civilian
personnel
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86,970 |
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Gurkhas |
3,600 |
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277,780 |
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For comparison:
Total Service and Civilian
Personnel Strength (1 April 1990)
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| UK service personnel
(including Gurkhas) |
305,700
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| UK civilian personnel
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141,400
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447,100
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Note: In 1990, the figures for the then Ulster
Defence Regiment (full time personnel) were included in the UK service
personnel total.
Strength of UK Regular Forces Trained and
Untrained (Early 2009)
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Royal Navy |
Officers |
Other Ranks |
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Trained |
6,400 |
27,810 |
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Untrained |
1,050 |
2,900 |
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Army |
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Trained |
13,690 |
80,710 |
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Untrained |
910 |
10,440 |
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Royal Air
Force |
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Trained |
8,450 |
30,620 |
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Untrained |
1,270 |
2,960 |
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Recruitment of UK Regular Forces (12
months ending in December 2009) |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
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Royal Navy |
350
(665) |
2,940
(4,704) |
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Army |
1,260 (1,525) |
10,390
(18,743) |
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Royal Air Force |
500 (936) |
2,000 (6,078) |
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Comparison - 1985-86 figures are in brackets. RAF officer figures are
our estimate. |
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Outflow of UK Regular Forces (12 months ending in December 2008) |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
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Royal Navy |
450 (771) |
3,210 (7,232) |
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Army |
1,080
(1,985) |
10,010
(19,316) |
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Royal Air Force |
620 (983) |
3,190
(6,234) |
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For Comparison - 1985-86 figures are in
brackets. |
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| Deployment
- UK Armed Forces (during
early 2009) |
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United
Kingdom |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
7,000 |
30,200 |
37,200 |
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Army |
11,607 |
70,280 |
81,800 |
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Royal Air Force |
9,000 |
32,060 |
41,060 |
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Germany |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
20 |
30 |
50 |
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Army |
1,910 |
17,150 |
19,060 |
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Royal Air Force |
120 |
170 |
290 |
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Cyprus |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
10 |
30 |
40 |
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Army |
200 |
1,680 |
1,880 |
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Royal Air Force |
100 |
860 |
960 |
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Gibraltar |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
20 |
140 |
160 |
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Army |
10 |
30 |
40 |
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Royal Air Force |
10 |
70 |
80 |
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Brunei |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
0 |
10 |
10 |
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Army |
50 |
80 |
130 |
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Royal Air Force |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Note: This table does not include approximately 600 soldiers from the
Royal Gurkha Rifles. |
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| North Africa
and Middle East (excluding Iraq) |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
60 |
50 |
110 |
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Army |
80 |
40 |
120 |
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Royal Air Force |
50 |
50 |
100 |
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United States |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
110 |
30 |
140 |
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Army |
100 |
20 |
120 |
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Royal Air Force |
130 |
70 |
200 |
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Canada |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
10 |
0 |
10 |
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Army |
60 |
190 |
250 |
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Royal Air Force |
10 |
0 |
10 |
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Total UK Regular Forces serving overseas |
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Officers |
Other Ranks |
Total |
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Royal
Navy |
440 |
550 |
990 |
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Army |
2,720 |
19,660 |
22,380 |
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Royal Air Force |
630 |
1,440 |
2,070 |
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RESERVE FORCES |
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In an emergency, the UK MoD could call upon a tri-service reserve
component of some 216,000
personnel (early -
2009 estimate).
This figure is composed of Regular Reserves and Volunteer Forces as
follows:
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Naval Regular Reserves |
19,560 |
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Naval Volunteer Reserves |
4,100 |
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Regular Army Reserves |
130,000
(our estimate) |
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Territorial Army & Others |
35,020 |
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Royal Air Force Regular Reserves |
26,000 (our estimate) |
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves |
2,200 |
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Regular Reserves
(175,560) comprise ex-service personnel who have completed regular
service and have a reserve liability in civilian life. The Volunteer
Forces (41,320) comprise volunteers who may not have had prior
regular service and train on a part time basis, generally at
establishments close to their home. |
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CADET FORCES
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In April 2008 there
were 150,810 in the Cadet Forces of the three services. Single
service cadet force numbers were as follows:
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Royal Navy |
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| Sea
Cadets |
12,750 |
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Combined Cadet Force |
5,870 |
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Army |
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| Army
Cadets |
53,190 |
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Combined Cadet Force |
29,540 |
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Royal Air Force |
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| Air
Training Corps |
39,340 |
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Combined Cadet Force |
10,120 |
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