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The current strength of the Armed Forces as at 1 April 2019 is given<\/ins> in the table below:<\/p>

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Service<\/p><\/td>

Trained Strength<\/p><\/td>

Workforce Requirement<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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

29,224<\/p><\/td>

30,568<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Army<\/p><\/td>

75,070<\/p><\/td>

82,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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

30,010<\/p><\/td>

31,756<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Trained Strength comprises military personnel who have completed Phase 1 and 2 training for Royal Navy/Royal Marines, the Army (prior to 1 October 2016) and the Royal Air Force. Following the change in definition of trained strength for Army, from 1 October 2016, trained strength for the Army comprises of personnel who have completed Phase 1 training.<\/p>

The Ministry of Defence remains committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and we have a range of measures under way to improve recruitment and retention. The challenge is kept under constant review.<\/p>

Importantly the Services continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe.<\/p>

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The strength of the Armed Forces is published every three months and can be found in the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:<\/p>

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