§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many military personnel have left the armed services in each year since 1974;
(2) how many military personnel have left the armed services at the end of a fixed term of service in each year since 1974;
(3) how many military personnel have left the armed services for medical reasons in each year since 1974;
(4) how many military personnel have left the armed services at retirement age in each year since 1974;
(5) how many military personnel have been dismissed from the armed services in each year since 1974;
(6) how many military personnel have left the armed services for reasons other than (a) end of a fixed term of service, (b) medical reasons (c) retirement age (d) dismissal, in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. FreemanDetails of the numbers leaving the armed forces by cause in each financial year are shown in the table. It is not possible to distinguish between exits at the end of a fixed term of service and exits at retirement age and a single category covering these two groups has therefore been shown. This category includes those leaving 247W the Army having given notice. The numbers shown as dismissed include administrative dismissals as well as disciplinary discharge.
Year Total Outflow Time and age expiries Medical and Death Dismissal All other reasons 1974–75 53,109 20,338 2,892 5,814 24,065 1975–76 48,530 18,583 2,253 6,188 21,506 1976–77 46,412 17,257 2,228 6,367 20,560 1977–78 48,002 16,963 2,177 6,018 22,844 1978–79 49,306 15,385 2,087 5,673 26,161 1979–80 45,042 13,926 1,713 5,556 23,847 1980–81 37,535 11,967 1,423 6,383 17,762 1981–82 29,451 10,289 1,235 7,165 10,762 1982–83 28,657 11,625 1,475 6,426 9,131 1983–84 31,926 12,430 1,228 6,587 11,681 1984–85 34,554 12,955 1,578 6,092 13,929 1985–86 36,521 13,911 1,709 5,589 15,312 1986–87 36,961 14,811 1,550 5,657 14,943 Apr-Dec 1987 27,167 10,548 1,173 4,344 11,102
§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many military personnel have left the Army in each year since 1974;
The numbers shown as dismissed include administrative dismissals as well as disciplinary discharges Total outflow Time and age expiries Medical and death Dismissal All other reasons 1974–75 28,889 10,578 1,570 3,584 13,157 1975–76 26,797 9,418 1,353 4,254 11,772 1976–77 26,610 9,227 1,365 4,377 11,641 1977–78 29,072 10,033 1,328 4,016 13,695 1978–79 29,807 9,168 1,265 3,783 15,591 1979–80 26,348 8,877 1,055 3,722 12,694 1980–81 21,919 7,554 792 4,221 9,352 1981–82 17,094 6,242 713 4,995 5,144 1982–83 17,178 7,117 897 4,776 4,388 1983–84 19,959 7,936 681 4,931 6,411 1984–85 21,448 8,322 998 4,422 7,706 1985–86 21,301 8,621 1,120 4,009 7,551 1986–87 21,761 9,418 1,032 3,875 7,436 April to December 1987 16,707 6,861 814 2,931 6,101
§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have joined the armed services as military personnel in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. FreemanThe numbers of people joining the Army from civil life in each financial year since 1974–75 are shown below:
Year Number 1974–75 24,264 1975–76 29,591 1976–77 24,088 1977–78 22,550 1978–79 25,254 1979–80 29,189 1980–81 28,871 1981–82 14,204 1982–83 13,071 1983–84 22,348 1984–85 22,278 1985–86 20,268 1986–87 19,918 April-December 1987 15,379
§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have joined the armed services as military personnel in each year since 1974.
248W(2) how many military personnel have left the Army at the end of a fixed term of service in each year since 1974;
(3) how many military personnel have left the Army for medical reasons in each year since 1974;
(4) how many military personnel have left the Army at retirement age in each year since 1974;
(5) how many military personnel have been dismissed from the Army in each year since 1974;
(6) how many military personnel have left the Army for reasons other than (a) end of fixed term of service, (b) medical reasons (c) retirement age, or (d) dismissal, in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. FreemanDetails of the numbers leaving the Army by cause in each financial year are shown in the table below. It is not possible in the available statistics to distinguish between exits at the end of a fixed term of service and exits at retirement age and a single category covering these two groups has therefore been shown. This category includes those leaving the Army having given notice.
§ Mr. FreemanThe numbers of people joining the armed services from civil life in each financial year since 1974–75 are shown below:
Year Number 1974–75 42,236 1975–76 46,906 1976–77 40,244 1977–78 38,237 1978–79 43,366 1979–80 50,652 1980–81 50,488 1981–82 22,607 1982–83 21,647 1983–84 36,991 1984–85 34,721 1985–86 32,651 1986–87 34,049 April-December 1987 24,553