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<p>The number of soldiers who enlisted at the age of 16 or 17 and left the Army before
the end of their Phase Two training in the last five financial years is shown below.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age
16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age 17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,510</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,500</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figures are for Regular Army only and
therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service and Mobilised Reserves.</li></ol><p>
</p><ol start="2"><li>Personnel who have left the Army more than once in the last
five financial years will be counted each time they left in the table above. Their
age on enlistment will vary according to each time they joined the Army.</li></ol><p>
</p><ol start="3"><li>Age on enlistment is calculated using date of birth and entry
date recorded on JPA. Where personnel have transferred to the Army from another Service,
served under an alternative assignment type (e.g. reserve forces), are re-entrants
or have transferred from Other Ranks to Officers, their entry date may correspond
to any of these events.</li></ol>
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