Army: Recruitment

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 12 January 2015.

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Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Shadow Minister (Defence)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were recruited to the regular Army between April 2013 and April 2014; and what his Department's recruitment target was for that period.

Photo of Julian Brazier Julian Brazier The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

The recruiting target for regular Army personnel for 2013-14 was 10,060, against which a total of 6,805 were recruited (6,198 soldiers and 607 officers) was achieved.

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