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The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regular forces with the exact Length of Service of four or more years.<\/p>

<\/p>

Year<\/p><\/td>

Four years or more service<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2020<\/p><\/td>

104,630<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2021<\/p><\/td>

105,780<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022<\/p><\/td>

106,200<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023<\/p><\/td>

102,630<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024<\/p><\/td>

101,430<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regulars with a Length of Service of four and five years, as at 1 January in each year.<\/p>

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Year<\/p><\/td>

4 Years<\/p><\/td>

5 Years<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023<\/p><\/td>

7,100<\/p><\/td>

7,460<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024<\/p><\/td>

9,780<\/p><\/td>

6,290<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regular forces with the exact Length of Service of four or more years.<\/p>

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Year<\/p><\/td>

Four years or more service<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2020<\/p><\/td>

104,630<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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102,630<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024<\/p><\/td>

101,430<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regulars with a Length of Service of four and five years, as at 1 January in each year.<\/p>

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Year<\/p><\/td>

4 Years<\/p><\/td>

5 Years<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023<\/p><\/td>

7,100<\/p><\/td>

7,460<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024<\/p><\/td>

9,780<\/p><\/td>

6,290<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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DCP23 states that Defence will maintain force levels broadly at the levels announced in DCP21.<\/p>

The last quarterly update of service personnel statistics was released on 22 June 23.<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Heappey"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wells"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Heappey"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-09-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-09-06T15:03:31.13Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Armed Forces"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 12 of Defence\u2019s response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, CP 901, what the difference in force levels is between DCP 21 and DCP23.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "194983"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1653912", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1653912/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Defence Comand Paper Refresh confirmed that the size of the Armed Forces would remain at its previously planned size, as outlined in Defence Comman Paper 2021.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Heappey"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wells"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Heappey"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-09-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-09-06T16:25:02.667Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Armed Forces"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full-time trained strength of the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force will be in 2025.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "194664"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1645956", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1645956/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

As any given capability reaches the point where it is regularly in the hands of the frontline, the risk that sharing Force Growth Factors that might be of interest to adversaries increases.<\/p>

<\/p>

Consequently, having reviewed the operational capability that the frontline Lightning F-35 Force is now delivering, we will in future no longer place in public record the pilot numbers and other operational metrics. This is in line with other established frontline fleets.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-06-26T13:44:50.697Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-06-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Armed Forces"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2023 to Question 188662 on F-35 Aircraft: Crew, for what reason concerns over the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces did not apply to his answer to Question 209 at the meeting of the Defence Select Committee of 2 November 2022 on the US, UK and NATO, HC 184.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "190253"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1523230", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1523230/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The 2021 Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper highlighted that we must focus on capabilities rather than troop numbers. Through Future Soldier, the Army will have a whole force of over 100,000 comprising of 73,000 Regular Service Personnel and 30,100 Army Reserve.<\/p>

The Army is re-organising and re-equipping to face future threats, however, as the Secretary of State has stated, as the threat changes, we need to change with it. In line with the agile planning and delivery mechanisms, and as part of the Prime Minister's decision to update the Integrated Review, Defence will continue to review our capabilities and readiness levels accordingly.<\/p>

Any specific policy changes required for Defence will be determined once the Government's update of the Integrated Review has concluded.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Heappey"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wells"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Heappey"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-20T14:21:50.823Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Armed Forces"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to ensure there are no further reductions to the numbers of the Armed Forces personnel beyond the Government's proposals to reduce size of the British Army by 9,500 personnel.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "63924"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 6, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }