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<p>The following table provides a breakdown of rejected applications to the Royal
Navy by reason for since 2019:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMI</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth
- No Current Vacancies</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2583</p></td><td><p>1296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CRB
Clearance</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discipline</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed
to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>1818</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>1586</p></td><td><p>1677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Height/Weight</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>2395</p></td><td><p>2573</p></td><td><p>1470</p></td><td><p>1414</p></td><td><p>573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>2189</p></td><td><p>1691</p></td><td><p>1444</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nationality</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
Selected Final</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Previous Service</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric
Test Result</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Residency</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>1109</p></td><td><p>945</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security
Clearance</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sifted
Out / Did not meet criteria</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>658</p></td><td><p>773</p></td><td><p>1517</p></td><td><p>1043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Substance
Misuse</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suitability
Event Result</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tattoo</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under
18 Consent Form not Provided</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable
at Interview</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visa</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
Recorded/Not available</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand
Total</p></td><td><p>9413</p></td><td><p>9477</p></td><td><p>7277</p></td><td><p>9149</p></td><td><p>6515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Royal Navy Recruitment and Attraction</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the
proportion of applications to the Royal Navy that were rejected in each of the last
five years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Proportion of rejected applications</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Royal Navy Recruitment and Attraction</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>1. ‘~’ denotes a
value less than 5, to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</p><p>2. Only Applications
to join the RN/RM Regular Service are included in this data</p><p>3. The data shows
rejections in the year the application was received, as opposed to the year that rejection
was confirmed, which may be in a subsequent year.</p><ol start="4"><li>Some 'rejections'
show the date the application was migrated onto RITS from DRS, as opposed to date
the application was received, which will increase the proportion of rejected applications
showing in 2022.</li></ol><p>5. Due to change of recruiting IT system and digital
reporting process, years 2022 and 2023 show comparatively larger numbers of 'unrecorded'
or 'incorrect' rejection reasons. This is under ongoing data validation review.</p>
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