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The number of full-time, UK Regular Service personnel, broken down by gender and year, can be found in the table below.<\/p>

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1 October 2010<\/p><\/td>

1 October 2017<\/p><\/td>

Decrease from
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Male<\/p><\/td>

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132,300<\/p><\/td>

38,330<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Female<\/p><\/td>

18,060<\/p><\/td>

15,230<\/p><\/td>

2,840<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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The 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review looked to restructure the Armed Forces to face future challenges and affordability, resulting in a reduction to Armed Forces strength. The Armed Forces have enough personnel to meet operational requirements.<\/p>

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The Ministry of Defence\u2019s published Diversity Statistics can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2017<\/a>.<\/p>

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