§ 78. Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of State for Defence what is the number of officers of field rank or equivalent in each of the armed services, and the proportion of other ranks to each such officer in each of the services.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourThe numbers of officers of field rank, or equivalent, in each of the Armed Services at 1st April, 1970, and the proportions of other ranks, excluding officers designate, to these officers were:
Officers of field rank Proportion of other ranks to officers of field rank R.N./R.M. … 4,400 16.3 to 1 Army … 8,592 17.4 to 1 R.A.F. … 6,870 12.8 to 1