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Information on the number of 16-year olds who have joined the UK Regular Armed Forces in the requested period is provided in the table below:<\/p>

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Intake to Regulars at 16 years old by Service, 12-month period to 30 September <\/strong><\/p>

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Date<\/p><\/td>

12 months to 30 September 2016<\/p><\/td>

12 months to 30 September 2017<\/p><\/td>

12 months to 30 September 2018<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

All Services<\/p><\/td>

1,140<\/p><\/td>

660<\/p><\/td>

1,530<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Royal Navy/ Royal Marines<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

140<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Army<\/p><\/td>

1,000<\/p><\/td>

500<\/p><\/td>

1,330<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Royal Air Force<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Notes:<\/p>

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  1. UK Regulars comprise of full-time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel and Non-Regular Permanent Staff.<\/li><\/ol>

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    1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a \u201c5\u201d have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.<\/li><\/ol>

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