§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the conversion rate of short service to regular commissions in each of the last 10 years. [13704]
§ Mr. IngramLists of the conversion rate of short service to regular commissions in each of the last 10 years are shown by individual service in the tables.
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All naval service officers (trained and untrained) Year Short commission strength Conversions Rate (percentage) 1991–92 1,659 1134 8.1 1992–93 1,560 1128 8.2 1993–94 1,450 1101 7.0 1994–95 1,299 175 5.8 1995–96 1,201 1123 10.2 1996–97 1.204 1167 13.9 1997–98 1.158 1184 15.9
All naval service officers (trained and untrained) Year Short commission strength Conversions Rate (percentage) 1998–99 1,089 1179 16.4 1999–2000 1,383 180 13.0 2000–01 1,694 233 13.7 1 Incomplete data Note:
Some of the information requested k not held as complete data, and the tables are marked accordingly.
Army officers trained strength SSC start strength Conversions to Reg. C Rate (percentage) 1 April 1991 4,721 596 12.6 1 April 1992 4,506 507 11.3 1 April 1993 4,264 387 9.1 1 April 1994 3,770 320 8.5 1 April 1995 3,417 272 8.0 1 April 1996 3,174 247 7.8 1 April 1997 3,162 259 8.2 1 April 1998 3,314 254 7.7 1 April 1999 3,237 173 5.3 1 April 2000 3,164 119 3.8 Note:
Until the 'Stepping Stone' approach to commissions was introduced on 1 March 1999, short service commission (SSC) officers could convert to regular commission (Reg. C) or special regular commission (SRC). Subsequently, the standard progression has been from SSC to intermediate regular commission (IRC) and then to Reg. C. As a result, fewer officers now go direct from SSC to Reg. C.
Statistics for transfers to IRC are not yet to hand. I will write to the hon. Member with these statistics when they are available and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
All RAF officers (trained and untrained) Conversions SSC to permanent commission SSC strength Conversions Rate (percentage) 1991–92 1,614 133 8 1992–93 1,621 182 11 1993–94 1,460 159 11 1994–95 1,260 115 9 1995–96 1,018 93 9 1996–97 799 103 13 1997–98 626 162 26 1998–99 513 102 20 1999–2000 570 126 22 2000–01 574 125 22