[holding answer 18 November 2013]: The average age of Army Reservists is expected to fall with higher fitness requirements and deployability requirements of the Army Reserve by 2018. The average age by rank in the Territorial Army (TA) is shown in the following table: Private JuniorNCO SeniorNCO JuniorOfficer SeniorOfficer OnTA Group A strength 1 October2013 29 38 46 42 51 Notes/caveats: 1.The figures are for TA Group A, both untrained and trained. Thisexcludes officer cadets in University Office Training Core Units, NonRegular Permanent Staff, Sponsored Reserves and Expeditionary ForcesInstitute. 2.Junior NCOs includes Lance Corporals and Corporals.Senior NCOs includes Sergeants, Staff Sergeants and Warrant Officers,Junior Officers includes Officer Cadets, Subalterns, Captains andMajors. Senior Officers includes Officers with paid rank LieutenantColonel andabove. 3.Average age is the weighted mean age rounded down to the nearestinteger. 4.The recruiting element of Operation Fortify only began inmid-September. The length of time from candidate application tocommencement of phase one training is approximately three months. It istherefore too early to provide the information requested for thespecifiedperiod. Source: DefenceStatistics(Army)