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<p>The information is not held in the format requested. However, the table below shows
the total number of UK Forces Service personnel, the number of Regular personnel and
the number of Volunteer Reserve personnel as at 1 April each year for the years 2009
to 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1 April 2012 statistics for UK Forces Service Personnel
were not held in a format suitable to answer the question. However some of this information
is available on line at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http:/www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report"
target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>UK FORCES SERVICE PERSONNEL<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK
REGULAR FORCES<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VOLUNTEER RESERVE<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
April 2009</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>188,600</p></td><td><p>34,790 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
April 2010</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>191,710</p></td><td><p>33,490 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
April 2011</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>186,360</p></td><td><p>31,260 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
April 2012</p></td><td><p>221,330</p></td><td><p>179,800</p></td><td><p>31,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
April 2013</p></td><td><p>211,340</p></td><td><p>170,710</p></td><td><p>30,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
April 2014</p></td><td><p>198,810</p></td><td><p>159,630</p></td><td><p>28,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
April 2015</p></td><td><p>195,690</p></td><td><p>153,720</p></td><td><p>31,260</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><ol><li>Volunteer Reserve includes mobilised volunteer reserves, High Readiness
Reserves and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service and Additional
Duties Commitments, Non Regular Permanent Staff and Expeditionary Forces Institute.
Sponsored Reserves and University Officer Cadets are excluded.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>UK
Forces Service Personnel comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard
Service, Locally Engaged Personnel, Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored
Reserve, and FTRS of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. Unless
otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>UK
Regular Forces Full-time trained and untrained personnel and excludes Gurkhas, Full
Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and reservists.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>Rounding</strong></p><p>
</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5”
have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused
by always rounding numbers upwards.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Symbols</strong></p><p>e
– estimate</p><p>.. – Not Available</p><p> </p>
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