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<p>The requested information is provided below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of Service Personnel
and Estimate of the Number of Children and Marital Status as at 1 April 2019</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Service Personnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated
Number of children</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Numbers Married or in
a Civil Partnership</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Regular Forces<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>144,430</p></td><td><p>48,160</p></td><td><p>62,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Future
Reserves 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>36,400</p></td><td><p>10,610</p></td><td><p>14,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>180,830</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58,770</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>77,060</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Figures exclude Gurkhas, Regular Reserve, Sponsored
Reserve, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel and elements of
the Full-time Reserve Service (FTRS).</p><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Future Reserves
2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reserves and Volunteer
Reserve personnel serving on Additional Duties Commitment or FTRS contracts. Non Regular
Permanent Staff, Expeditionary Forces Institute and University Officer Cadets and
Regular Reservists are excluded.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures for the
number of children and marital status are estimates as the data is self-declared and
has not been verified by Defence Statistics.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Figures
have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in “5” have been rounded to the
nearest 20 to avoid systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p>
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