HC Deb 03 August 1966 vol 733 c111W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Regular

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Royal Navy
(a) Total retirements … 364 391 414 427 482
(b) Voluntary retirements … 67 98 146 169 179
(c) Without retired pay … 28 36 50 56 61
(d) Under age 52 with retired pay … 281 301 316 326 369
Army
(a) Total retirements … 656 555 488 617 588
(b) Voluntary retirements … 370 358 321 421 426
(c) Without retired pay* … 158 146 115 134 157
(d) Under age 52 with* retired pay … 188 189 193 264 239
Royal Air Force
(a) Total retirements … 691 953 835 992 852
(b) Voluntary retirements … 249 240 261 365 299
(c) Without retired pay … Figures not available 86 110
(d) Under age 52 with retired pay … Figures not available 666 562
* Voluntary retirements only.
The above figures exclude officers retired, in the years 1961–63, under the special redundancy arrangements announced in Command 231, dated July, 1957.