HC Deb 30 November 1979 vol 974 c807W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the strength of each of the Forces in (a) officers and

(thousands)
RN/RM Army RAF
Male officers … 9.7 (9.6) 16.2 (16.1) 13.9 (14.3)
Service men … 58.0 (61.0) 138.1 (137.7) 67.6 (68.2)
Female officers … 0.4 (0.4) 0.9 (1.0) 0.6 (0.6)
Service Women … 3.3 (3.4) 5.1 (5.2) 5.3 (5.4)

The forecasts represent projections on the best information available at the time.