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<p>Information on the number of 16-year olds who have joined the UK Regular Armed
Forces in the requested period is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Intake
to Regulars at 16 years old by Service, 12-month period to 30 September </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>12 months to 30 September 2016</p></td><td><p>12
months to 30 September 2017</p></td><td><p>12 months to 30 September 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
Services</p></td><td><p>1,140</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>1,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal
Navy/ Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>1,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal
Air Force</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>UK Regulars comprise of full-time Service personnel,
including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service personnel, Gurkhas,
mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel and
Non-Regular Permanent Staff.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Figures have been
rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the
nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers
upwards.</li></ol><p> </p>
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