HC Deb 11 January 1978 vol 941 cc735-6W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF officers have retired prematurely in each of the past three years; how many are expected to do so in the current year; and how many of these have left the Service entirely of their own volition.

Mr. Wellbeloved

The number of RAF officers who have retired before their due date is:

FY 1974–75 — 509
FY 1975–76 — 771
FY 1976–77 — 731
FY 1977–78 — 348 (i)
(April-Nov.)

These figures include the following numbers who left entirely of their own volition:

FY 1974–75 — 388
FY 1975–76 — 403
FY 1976–77 — 355
FY 1977–78 — 228 (i)
(April-Nov.)
(i) It is not possible to forecast what the eventual total will be for the current year, 1977–78.