§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers, non-commissioned officers and other ranks, respectively, applied for premature voluntary retirement in each of the armed services in the calendar year 1984; and what were the equivalent figures for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. LeeThe information is as follows:
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1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 *1984 Total 5,113 5,061 4,415 6,060 4,560 3,283 1,964 2,010 2,784 3,161 Army Officers 526 537 810 900 665 426 430 462 554 605 Servicemen — — — — 5,647 3,134 1,574 1,428 2,045 2,632 Total 526 537 810 900 6,312 3,560 2,004 1,890 2,599 3,237 Royal Air Force Officers 456 451 693 691 393 228 186 247 275 364 Servicemen 3,110 2,796 3,033 3,389 1,920 1,299 782 1,056 1,441 1,732 Total 3,566 3,247 3,726 4,080 2,313 1,527 968 1,303 1,716 2,096 Notes: * To 30 November. Figures for Servicemen include non-commissioned officers, for whom separate records are not kept. Figures for Army Servicemen were not recorded centrally prior to 1979. Figures are for males only.