§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of of State for Defence how many men and women voluntarily or involuntarily terminated their service in the Armed Forces during each of the last three complete years for which figures are available; and what level of labour turnover this represents for each Service.
§ Dr. GilbertThe information is as follows:
enter the Armed Forces under the age of 17½ have the right of free discharge within six months of entry; none is therefore refused release. The total entry of young Service men under the age of 17½ in the financial year 1974–75, 1975–76 and 1976–77 and the numbers who opted to leave under the free discharge category are as follows:
(2) how many Service men and women have been released from service in the Armed Forces on compassionate grounds during each of the last three complete years for which figures are available.
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§ Dr. GilbertThe numbers of Service men and Service women who left the Armed Forces on compassionate grounds during the three years ended 30th September 1975, 1976 and 1977 are given in the table below. Records of premature release for officers do not differentiate
SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN RELEASES ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS Number in year ended 30th September 1975 1976 1977 All Services: Servicemen … … … … … 413 263 363 Servicewomen … … … … … 25 13 21 Royal Navy: Servicemen … … … … … 162 75 113 Servicewomen … … … … … 8 3 8 Royal Marines Servicemen … … … … 14 6 4 Army: Servicemen … … … … … 199 158 217 Servicewomen … … … … … 8 7 11 Royal Air Force: Servicemen … … … … … 38 24 29 Servicewomen … … … … … 9 3 2
§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of complete years; and what level of labour State for Defence how many civilians turnover this represents, employed by the Armed Services have voluntarily or involuntarily terminated their service during each of the last three
1974 1975 1976 Number terminating their service … … … … 11,100 10,600 11,200 Turnover … … … … … 9.4% 8.9% 9.5% For industrial employees comparable figures for the year ending 30th September 1976 are 18,000 and 12.8%. Information for earlier years is not readily available.
§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men and women left the Armed Forces during each of the last three years for reasons other than normal completion of a contractual
Number in year ended 30th September Percentage of average strength in year ended 30th September 1975 1976 1977 1975 1976 1977 All Services: Males … 28,372 25,822 27,459 8.7 8.0 8.8 Females … 4,002 3,580 3,352 27.6 24.2 23.1 Royal Navy: Males … 5,844 4,150 3,753 9.0 6.5 6.2 Females … 762 776 747 20.7 20.1 18.9 Royal Marines … 1,108 761 679 13.9 9.8 8.9 Army: Males … 16,746 15,699 18,309 10.3 9.5 11.3 Females … 1,758 1,551 1,389 30.7 26.4 24.1 Royal Air Force: Males … 4,674 5,212 4,718 5.2 6.1 5.7 Females … 1,482 1,253 1,217 28.9 24.8 25.3