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<p>The British Army conducts recruiting activities in partnership with Capita under
the Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP), whereas the Royal Navy and the Royal Air
Force deliver recruitment in-house. The below tables therefore represent applications
to the Regular Army only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 - Army Regular Applications
broken down by Officers and Other Ranks by month from 1 January to 30 September 2021</strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month (during)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Regular Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regular Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regular
Other Ranks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 1 Jan to 30 Sept 2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
61,918 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 7,180 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 54,738
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 10,624 </strong></p></td><td><p>1,258</p></td><td><p>9,366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 8,437 </strong></p></td><td><p>1,022</p></td><td><p>7,415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 7,517 </strong></p></td><td><p>873</p></td><td><p>6,644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 5,420 </strong></p></td><td><p>618</p></td><td><p>4,802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 6,007 </strong></p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>5,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 5,620 </strong></p></td><td><p>589</p></td><td><p>5,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 5,407 </strong></p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>4,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 6,789 </strong></p></td><td><p>808</p></td><td><p>5,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 6,097 </strong></p></td><td><p>779</p></td><td><p>5,318</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2 - Army Regular Basic Training Entrants broken
down by Officers and Other Ranks by month from 1 January to 31 December 2021</strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month (during)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Regular Basic Training Entrants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regular Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regular
Other Ranks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
8,560 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 670 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 7,890
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 1,455 </strong></p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>1,235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 610 </strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 1,370 </strong></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>1,365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 325 </strong></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 720 </strong></p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 440 </strong></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 455 </strong></p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 460 </strong></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 1,515 </strong></p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 695 </strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> 520 </strong></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2021</p></td><td><p><strong> ~ </strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes/Caveats:</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Tables are independent
of each other and not a Cohort Analysis. </strong></p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><p> </p><p>1.
Figures define an application as an online application submitted by an individual
and accepted by the Defence Recruitment System (DRS).</p><p> </p><p>2. Figures reflect
the number of applications. Applicants may apply more than once in the same period.</p><p>
</p><p>3. The volumetric count of applications as collated here, must not be used
as a performance indicator, and should not be compared year on year. A change in volume
does not equate to a change in popularity of the Army or performance of the Recruiting
Partnering Project. Marketing campaigns and recruiting activity are designed to match
the number of applications with the required size and shape of the Army as set by
the MoD over a several year period.</p><p> </p><p>4. From 1st January to 30th September
2021 - 8,460 Officers and 54,827 Other Ranks have either been rejected or withdrawn
from the Application process. This is not a cohort analysis of Table 1 and a large
number of these personnel had applied prior to 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>5. Application
data runs on a three-month lag; therefore, figures are only available up to 30th September
2021 as at the date of the latest Service Personnel Statistics publication.</p><p>
</p><p>Table 2</p><p> </p><p>1. Applications processed by Capita has been interpreted
as applicants who entered Basic Training.</p><p> </p><p>2. The figures are for the
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.</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures exclude personnel
transferring from the Navy or RAF.</p><p> </p><p>4. Some personnel may have left Basic
Training and subsequently re-joined. If any personnel have joined, left and re-joined
during this time period then they will be counted more than once in these figures.</p><p>
</p><p>5. Basic Training Entrant Inflow is seasonal. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
has three main commissioning courses starting in January, May and September each year
for Officers entering the Regular Army. Other Ranks entrants are seasonal due to events
such as the start of the Junior Entrant course in Army Foundation College Harrogate
in September and March each year and low numbers of entrants during December.</p><p>
</p><p>6. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 to limit disclosure and ensure
confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>7. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately
and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</p><p> </p><p>8. “~” fewer than
5. “-” denotes zero.</p><p> </p>
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