Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 19 April 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of new army recruits with (a) grades A* to C, (b) grades D to G and (c) without any GCSE English and mathematics qualification left the army before completing phase 2 training in the most recent year for which figures are available.
In 2016-17 the proportion of those enlisted to the Regular Army as soldiers that were discharged prior to completion of Phase 2 training with grades A* to C, D to G in GCSE English and/or mathematics, and those without either, are as follows:
Training Year 2016-17 | |
GCSE grades on entry | Proportion not completing training |
A*-C | 20% |
26% | |
None | 35% |
Training Year 2016-17 | |
Mathematics | |
GCSE grades on entry | Proportion not completing training |
A*-C | 19% |
D-G | 26% |
None | 34% |
This does not include GCSE-equivalent qualifications.
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