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<p>The below table shows the Army Regular Trade Trained Infantry personnel, as at 1 April 2010, 1 April 2015 and 1 April 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2022</p></td><td><p>17,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>20,134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>24,945</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The decrease in infantry strength is relative to the overall strength of the British Army. Infantry personnel made up 25.4% of the Trade Trained Regular Army in April 2010, 25.3% in April 2015 and 24.2% in April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Table notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Table 1 figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Officers of the paid rank of Colonel and above in the General Staff are excluded from these figures, regardless of late Arm/Service.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Other Ranks in Senior Soldier Continuity Posts are excluded from these figures, regardless of late Arm/Service.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Figures are for all Trade Trained Regular Army Infantry personnel, regardless of whether these personnel are serving at Regimental Duty. This may differ from published statistics which ask for Unit or Battalion information and only include personnel serving at Regimental Duty.</li></ol><p> </p> |