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<p>There are three Medical Deployability Standard (MDS) categories for the Armed Forces.</p><p>
</p><p>Medically Fully Deployable (MFD) personnel are those medically fit for duty
with no employment limitations.</p><p> </p><p>Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) personnel
are medically fit for duty with minor employment limitations. MLD personnel may have
a medical condition or functional limitation that prevents the meeting of all MFD
requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Medically Not Deployable (MND) personnel are medically
fit for duty with major employment limitations. MND personnel are not currently deployable
on Operations but may be deployable on UK based exercises and should be able to work
effectively for at least 32.5 hours per week. MND status, as with other MDS categories,
is often only temporary due to injury or illness, and may change following medical
review.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number and percentage of UK Regular
Armed Forces personnel by permanent and temporary MDS category, by Service, as at
1 January 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>All
Services</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Naval Service</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Army</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
Personnel</p></td><td><p>137,263</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>29,264</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>77,467</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30,532</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medically
Fully Deployable</p></td><td><p>110,154</p></td><td><p><em>80.3%</em></p></td><td><p>24,458</p></td><td><p><em>83.6%</em></p></td><td><p>60,396</p></td><td><p><em>78.0%</em></p></td><td><p>25,300</p></td><td><p><em>82.9%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medically
Limited Deployable</p></td><td><p>13,967</p></td><td><p><em>10.2%</em></p></td><td><p>2,071</p></td><td><p><em>7.1%</em></p></td><td><p>9,972</p></td><td><p><em>12.9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,924</p></td><td><p><em>6.3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary</p></td><td><p>4,329</p></td><td><p><em>3.2%</em></p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p><em>1.8%</em></p></td><td><p>3,036</p></td><td><p><em>3.9%</em></p></td><td><p>771</p></td><td><p><em>2.5%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent</p></td><td><p>9,522</p></td><td><p><em>6.9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,506</p></td><td><p><em>5.1%</em></p></td><td><p>6,902</p></td><td><p><em>8.9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td><td><p><em>3.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medically
Not Deployable</p></td><td><p>13,104</p></td><td><p><em>9.5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,717</p></td><td><p><em>9.3%</em></p></td><td><p>7,082</p></td><td><p><em>9.1%</em></p></td><td><p>3,305</p></td><td><p><em>10.8%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Temporary</p></td><td><p>10,284</p></td><td><p><em>7.5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,189</p></td><td><p><em>7.5%</em></p></td><td><p>5,324</p></td><td><p><em>6.9%</em></p></td><td><p>2,771</p></td><td><p><em>9.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p><em>2.0%</em></p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p><em>1.7%</em></p></td><td><p>1,733</p></td><td><p><em>2.2%</em></p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p><em>1.6%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Please note that some
of the total figures may be greater than the sum of their parts. This is because data
on the temporary or permanent Medical Deployability Standard status of some personnel
was not available.</p><p> </p>
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