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<p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 22,676 Army Regular Reservists with recall liability
under Section 22 of the Reserve Forces Act (RFA) 96.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there
are approximately 55,000 ex-Regular personnel as of March 2024 subject to recall under
Section 68 of the RFA 96.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number
of Army Regular Reservists with a recall liability can only be provided as at 1 January
2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>The Army Regular Reserve
comprises ex-Regular Army personnel who retain a workforce obligation to be called
up for service in times of need.</li><li>This figure includes the serving component
which comprises ex-Regular personnel who have applied to return to Army service on
a fixed term Reserve commitment.</li><li>The second figure comprises of personnel
who have completed their military service and retain a liability to be recalled for
service in the event of national danger, great emergency or an actual or suspected
attack on the UK.</li><li>This figure is a single Service estimate based on management
information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same
level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The data
as of March 2024 is the latest available.</li><li>The c55,000 includes ex-Regular
Officers who retain a recall liability in perpetuity.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p>
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