§ 59. Mr. Goodhewasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish a table showing the number of officers, by rank, and in each Service, respectively, who have applied to retire in each year
OFFICERS-NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR RETIREMENT ACCEPTED 1965 1966 1967 1968 Royal Navy and Royal Marines Above Commander … 5 7 5 8 Commander … 41 52 41 60 Lieutenant-Commander … 91 140 97 125 Lieutenant … 46 99 102 109 Sub-Lieutenant … 20 28 43 38 Army All Officers … 521 474 852 1,043 R.A.F. Group Captain and above … 65 22 Wing Commander … Not Available 96 57 Squadron Leader … 257 140 Below Squadron Leader … 424 248 These figures include voluntary redundancies in 1967 and 1968.