Army: Training

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 19 April 2017.

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Photo of Mike Penning Mike Penning The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

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

English Language

GCSE grades on entry

Proportion not completing training

A*-C

20%

D-G

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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