HC Deb 22 March 1983 vol 39 c359W
Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many persons have been recruited in

1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1 April 1982–28 February 1982 (provisional)
RN and RM
Aberdeen 48 44 48 28 23
Dundee 53 70 81 33 34
Edinburgh 140 198 237 95 105
Glasgow 295 349 362 139 108
Inverness 43 66 53 19 21
Total 579 727 781 314 291
Army
Aberdeen 128 149 187 106 126
Dundee 523 562 567 322 246
Edinburgh 500 640 614 310 340
Glasgow 1,329 1,629 1,498 762 788
Inverness 153 182 169 83 102
Total 2,634 3,162 3,035 1,583 1,602
RAF
Aberdeen* 129 211 133 25 46
Dundee 135 147 176 62 64
Edinburgh 283 299 301 63 64
Glasgow† 501 509 473 125 110
Inverness* 10 82 30 21
Total 1,058 1,166 1,165 305 305
* During part of 1978–79 and 1979–80 all enlistments at Inverness were processed at Aberdeen.
† Includes Ayr and Hamilton careers information offices.