§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures have been put in place to ensure that those selected for instructional duties in each of the three services are temperamentally suitable. [123949]
§ Mr. CaplinA number of measures have been put in place to ensure suitable personnel are selected for instructional duties. These include closer definition of competences in the selection process and better training
1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Naval Service Officers 80 8 70 6 80 7 80 6 120 10 Other Ranks 1,390 42 1,610 46 1,430 45 1,690 50 1,620 46 Total 1,470 34 1,680 36 1,500 35 1,770 38 1,740 36 Army Officers 260 26 220 22 260 25 190 18 180 16 Other Ranks 6,060 51 5,990 48 4,920 41 4,230 35 4,720 35 Total 6,320 49 6,210 46 5,180 40 4,410 33 4,900 37 RAF Officers 50 5 40 4 40 3 50 4 50 4 Other Ranks 640 27 640 26 640 24 570 21 580 19 Total 690 21 680 19 680 17 620 15 630 15 All Services Officers 390 13 330 10 380 11 320 9 350 9 Other Ranks 8,080 46 8,240 45 6,990 39 6,480 35 6,910 36 Total 8,470 41 8,580 40 7,370 35 6,810 31 7,260 32 Note:
All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts.