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<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>UK Regular Royal Navy//Royal Marines Personnel,
by rank as at 1 April each year</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>38,730</p></td><td><p>37,660</p></td><td><p>35,540</p></td><td><p>33,960</p></td><td><p>33,330</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td><td><p>7,410</p></td><td><p>7,190</p></td><td><p>6,940</p></td><td><p>6,800</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Admiral (RN) / General (RM)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Vice Admiral (RN) / Lt General (RM)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Rear Admiral (RN) / Maj General (RM)</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Commodore (RN) / Brigadier (RM)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Captain (RN) / Colonel (RM)</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Commander (RN) / Lt Colonel (RM)</p></td><td><p>1,140</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Lt Commander (RN) / Major (RM)</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Lieutenant (RN) or Captain (RM)</p></td><td><p>2,890</p></td><td><p>2,860</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p>2,770</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Sub-Lt / Midshipman (RN) or Lieutenant / 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant (RM)</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other
Ranks</p></td><td><p>31,270</p></td><td><p>30,240</p></td><td><p>28,350</p></td><td><p>27,020</p></td><td><p>26,530</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>670</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Chief Petty Officer (RN) / Colour Sergeant (RM)</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>3,530</p></td><td><p>3,300</p></td><td><p>3,090</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Petty Officer (RN) / Sergeant (RM)</p></td><td><p>4,600</p></td><td><p>4,460</p></td><td><p>4,200</p></td><td><p>3,880</p></td><td><p>3,650</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Leading Rate (RN) / Corporal (RM)</p></td><td><p>6,220</p></td><td><p>6,270</p></td><td><p>6,020</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td><td><p>5,650</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Lance Corporal (RM)</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Able Rate (RN)</p></td><td><p>14,380</p></td><td><p>13,640</p></td><td><p>12,560</p></td><td><p>12,120</p></td><td><p>12,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>UK Regular Army Personnel, by rank as at
1 April each year</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>108,920</p></td><td><p>106,240</p></td><td><p>104,250</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>99,730</p></td><td><p>91,070</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>14,640</p></td><td><p>14,760</p></td><td><p>14,480</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>13,890</p></td><td><p>13,200</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>General</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lt General</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Maj General</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>44</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>150</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>530</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lt Colonel</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,690</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>4,520</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>4,340</p></td><td><p>4,150</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>4
940</p></td><td><p>5 040</p></td><td><p>5 030</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4 770</p></td><td><p>4
490</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lieutenant / 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant / Officer
Cadet</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td><td><p>2,440</p></td><td><p>2,410</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,340</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>94,280</p></td><td><p>91,480</p></td><td><p>89,780</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>85,840</p></td><td><p>77,860</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant
Officer 1</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td><td><p>1,490</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,390</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant
Officer 2</p></td><td><p>4,790</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>4,320</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>3,990</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Staff
Sergeant</p></td><td><p>6,030</p></td><td><p>5,950</p></td><td><p>5,790</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>5,700</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>10,170</p></td><td><p>10,090</p></td><td><p>9,760</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>9,270</p></td><td><p>8,230</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p>15,450</p></td><td><p>15,330</p></td><td><p>14,990</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>14,420</p></td><td><p>13,520</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lance
Corporal</p></td><td><p>15,960</p></td><td><p>16,200</p></td><td><p>16,050</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>15,190</p></td><td><p>14,030</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Private</p></td><td><p>40,180</p></td><td><p>37,800</p></td><td><p>37,380</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>35,880</p></td><td><p>31,730</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="6"><p>UK Regular RAF Personnel, by rank as at 1 April each year</p></td><td
colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>44,050</p></td><td><p>42,460</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>37,030</p></td><td><p>35,230</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>9,820</p></td><td><p>9,660</p></td><td><p>9,030</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>8,230</p></td><td><p>7,850</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Chief
Marshal</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Air Marshal</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Vice-Marshal</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Commodore</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Group Captain</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Wing Commander</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Squadron
Leader</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flight
Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p>4,180</p></td><td><p>4,130</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>3,560</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flying
Officer / Pilot Officer / Acting Pilot Officer</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>940</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>630</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>34,230</p></td><td><p>32,810</p></td><td><p>30,970</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>28,790</p></td><td><p>27,380</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Master
Aircrew</p></td><td><p>1 200</p></td><td><p>1 130</p></td><td><p>1 060</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>980</p></td><td><p>970</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flight Sergeant
/ Chief Technician</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td><td><p>3,130</p></td><td><p>2,910</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>6,310</p></td><td><p>6,140</p></td><td><p>5,760</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>5,500</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p>8,440</p></td><td><p>8,250</p></td><td><p>7,880</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>7,370</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lance
Corporal</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>220</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Senior Aircraftman/woman / Leading Aircraftman/woman / Aircraftman / woman</p></td><td><p>15,080</p></td><td><p>14,020</p></td><td><p>13,150</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>12,010</p></td><td><p>11,470</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Note:</strong></p></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p><p>All
data provided by Defence Statistics</p><p> </p><p>1. UK Regular Forces includes trained
and untrained personnel and excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised
reservists.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p><p>2. When rounding, totals and
sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded
parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to
the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. "*" denotes not applicable.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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