§ MR. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many men and women were recruited into the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force in the financial year 1989–90; and how many left each of the services prematurely.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe total intake in to the United Kingdom regular forces in the financial year 1989–90 is shown in table 1. The total number of exits form the services under premature wastage outflow categories during the same period is shown in table 2. The categories 425W included in the outflow numbers correspond with those listed in table 4.18 of Volume of the "Statement on Defence Estimates" with the exception of "time and age
Table 1: Intake to United Kingdom Regular Forces from civilian life: 1989–90 Number Total Males Females Total Officers Servicemen Total Officers Servicewomen All Services 36,412 32,337 2,599 29,738 4,075 376 3,699 Royal Navy 5,556 4,696 516 4,180 860 42 818 Royal Marines 1,063 1,063 45 1,018 — — — Army 22,084 20,398 1,377 19,021 1,686 177 1,509 Royal Air Force 7,709 6,180 661 5,519 1,529 157 1,372
Table 2: Premature outflow from United Kingdom Regular Forces: 1989–90 Number Total Males Females Total Officers Servicemen Total Officers Servicewomen All Services 27,184 25,006 2,460 22,546 2,178 184 1,994 Royal Navy 5,153 4,766 659 4,107 387 21 366 Royal Marines 851 851 65 786 — — — Army 15,770 14,896 1,835 13,061 874 71 803 Royal Air Force 6,192 5,275 683 4,592 917 92 825