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<p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Proportion
of Welsh Intake to the Untrained Regular Armed Forces, by Financial Year and Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>
Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal
Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>5.9%</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>5.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal
Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) UK Regulars are Full-time Service personnel, including Nursing
Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists,
Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Employed Personnel and Non Regular Permanent
Staff.</p><p>2) Figures include both Officers and Other Ranks.</p><p>3) Figures may
include personnel who have joined more than once during the time period.</p><p>4)
For Army, figures have been provided based on postcode at the time of recruitment,
with input provided by both Defence Statistics(Army) and Army Recruiting and Initial
Training Command. It was not possible to match the location for around 8% of Army
personnel, some of whom could have resided in Wales.</p><p>5) Royal Navy/Royal Marines
and Royal Air Force recruits have been interpreted as those who joined through Welsh
Armed Forces Careers Offices.</p>
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