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<p>The number of staff employed in the Department on the dates requested are shown
below.</p><p> </p><p>20 December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Military
Strength</p></td><td><p>196,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Employees</p></td><td><p>47,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>244,060</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>23 June 2016</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Military Strength</p></td><td><p>201,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian</p></td><td><p>46,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>247,760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The military figures include both trained and untrained Service personnel,
Ghurkhas</p><p>and the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.</p><p>All figures have been rounded
to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of
20 to avoid systematic bias.</p><p>Totals have been rounded separately and therefore
may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p><p>- zero or rounded to zero</p><p>The
civilian figures are MOD Main personnel, including DE&S. Personnel from DSTL,
the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, other agencies and arm’s length bodies are not included.</p>
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