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<p>Under the Armed Forces Medical Deployability Standard (MDS) categories, Medically
Fully Deployable (MFD) personnel are those who are medically fit for duty with no
employment limitations.</p><p> </p><p>Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) personnel
are those medically fit for duty with minor employment limitations. They may have
a medical condition or functional limitation that prevents the meeting of all MFD
requirements. Medically Not Deployable (MND) personnel are those medically fit for
duty with major employment limitations. They are not fit to deploy on operations but
may be deployable on UK based exercises.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the
number of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel by MDS category in each year from 2010
to 2016, as at 1 April. Like for like data is not available before 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MFD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MLD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MND</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MDS
Not Known</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
Services</p></td><td><p><strong> 177,897 </strong></p></td><td><p>143,253</p></td><td><p>18,101</p></td><td><p>13,615</p></td><td><p>2,928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval
Service</p></td><td><p><strong> 35,502 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,366</p></td><td><p>1,843</p></td><td><p>2,938</p></td><td><p>2,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>
102,261 </strong></p></td><td><p>80,546</p></td><td><p>14,786</p></td><td><p>6,736</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong>
40,134 </strong></p></td><td><p>34,341</p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td><td><p>3,941</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2011</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
176,816 </strong></p></td><td><p>143,278</p></td><td><p>18,828</p></td><td><p>13,800</p></td><td><p>910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval
Service</p></td><td><p><strong> 35,426 </strong></p></td><td><p>29,793</p></td><td><p>1,995</p></td><td><p>2,882</p></td><td><p>756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>
101,303 </strong></p></td><td><p>79,092</p></td><td><p>15,217</p></td><td><p>6,952</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong>
40,087 </strong></p></td><td><p>34,393</p></td><td><p>1,616</p></td><td><p>3,966</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
170,010 </strong></p></td><td><p>137,866</p></td><td><p>17,866</p></td><td><p>14,211</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval
Service</p></td><td><p><strong> 33,287 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,428</p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td><td><p>2,866</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>
98,598 </strong></p></td><td><p>76,781</p></td><td><p>14,319</p></td><td><p>7,480</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong>
38,125 </strong></p></td><td><p>32,657</p></td><td><p>1,561</p></td><td><p>3,865</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
160,712 </strong></p></td><td><p>130,770</p></td><td><p>15,464</p></td><td><p>14,352</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval
Service</p></td><td><p><strong> 31,423 </strong></p></td><td><p>26,799</p></td><td><p>1,825</p></td><td><p>2,697</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>
93,939 </strong></p></td><td><p>73,668</p></td><td><p>12,237</p></td><td><p>8,021</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong>
35,350 </strong></p></td><td><p>30,303</p></td><td><p>1,402</p></td><td><p>3,634</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
150,891 </strong></p></td><td><p>122,616</p></td><td><p>13,811</p></td><td><p>14,396</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval
Service</p></td><td><p><strong> 30,509 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,866</p></td><td><p>1,732</p></td><td><p>2,859</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>
87,176 </strong></p></td><td><p>68,564</p></td><td><p>10,667</p></td><td><p>7,938</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong>
33,206 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,186</p></td><td><p>1,412</p></td><td><p>3,599</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
144,117 </strong></p></td><td><p>116,125</p></td><td><p>13,401</p></td><td><p>14,547</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval
Service</p></td><td><p><strong> 30,058 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,338</p></td><td><p>1,846</p></td><td><p>2,840</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>
82,231 </strong></p></td><td><p>63,854</p></td><td><p>10,122</p></td><td><p>8,246</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong>
31,828 </strong></p></td><td><p>26,933</p></td><td><p>1,433</p></td><td><p>3,461</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
140,432 </strong></p></td><td><p>112,024</p></td><td><p>13,551</p></td><td><p>14,822</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval
Service</p></td><td><p><strong> 29,702 </strong></p></td><td><p>24,850</p></td><td><p>1,932</p></td><td><p>2,892</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>
79,746 </strong></p></td><td><p>61,431</p></td><td><p>10,001</p></td><td><p>8,308</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong>
30,984 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,743</p></td><td><p>1,618</p></td><td><p>3,622</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Data for Future Reserves 2020 personnel is available from 2013 to 2016 and
is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MFD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MLD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MND</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MDS
Not Known</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
Services</p></td><td><p><strong> 29,388 </strong></p></td><td><p>24,514</p></td><td><p>2,322</p></td><td><p>1,422</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 2,610 </strong></p></td><td><p>2,196</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 25,238 </strong></p></td><td><p>21,056</p></td><td><p>2,232</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 1,540 </strong></p></td><td><p>1,262</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
28,147 </strong></p></td><td><p>22,935</p></td><td><p>2,554</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p>1,178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 2,850 </strong></p></td><td><p>2,335</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 23,578 </strong></p></td><td><p>19,278</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td><td><p>1,319</p></td><td><p>572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 1,719 </strong></p></td><td><p>1,322</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
30,814 </strong></p></td><td><p>23,898</p></td><td><p>2,770</p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td><td><p>2,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 3,157 </strong></p></td><td><p>2,457</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 25,438 </strong></p></td><td><p>19,884</p></td><td><p>2,592</p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td><td><p>1,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 2,219 </strong></p></td><td><p>1,557</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>507</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>1 April 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>
34,755 </strong></p></td><td><p>26,180</p></td><td><p>3,105</p></td><td><p>1,676</p></td><td><p>3,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 3,541 </strong></p></td><td><p>2,883</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 28,672 </strong></p></td><td><p>21,398</p></td><td><p>2,888</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p>2,906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF
Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong> 2,542 </strong></p></td><td><p>1,899</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>465</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Future Reserves 2020 personnel include volunteer reserves who are mobilised,
High Readiness Reserves and volunteer reserve personnel serving on Additional Duties
Commitment or Full Time Reserve Service contracts. Future Reserves 2020 also include
sponsored Reserves, but excludes Regular Reserves, Non Regular Permanent Staff, Expeditionary
Forces Institute and University Officer Cadets.</p>
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