This Annual Report illustrates the depth, breadth, and responsiveness of the studies that RAND Arroyo Center conducted for the Army in 2021. Figure 14: Applications to the Army split by UK Regular Forces and Volunteer Reserves. This is one indicator of the Services ability to execute military tasks. Figure 6 shows that the Maritime Reserve Trained Strength was 2,860 as at 1 January 2022. In the 12 months to 31 March 2022 there was a was a negative net flow of personnel - intake was 13,350 while This publication contains information on the strength, intake, outflow and gains to trained strength for the UK Armed Forces overall and each of the Services; Royal Navy/Royal Marines (RN/RM), Army and Royal Air Force (RAF). See below for further information. The difference between the two is measured as either a surplus or deficit. UK Service Personnel comprise the total strength of the military personnel employed by the Ministry of Defence (Excel tables [InlineAttachment:1], Table 1). Applicants may have submitted other applications for employment (including multiple applications to join the Armed Forces) and accept another offer; Applications may be submitted with no intention to join (e.g. On 23 November 2015, the MOD published SDSR 2015. All corrected figures will be identified by the symbol r, and an explanation will be given of the reason for and size of the revision. Full-Time Trained Strength (RN/RM & RAF) and Full-Time Trade Trained Strength (Army) includes all UK Regular personnel, Gurkhas and the relevant elements of the Full-Time Reserve Service (FTRS) (see glossary for more detail). Applications to the British Army Regular Forces in the 12 months to 31 December 2020 were 105,019, an increase of 5.1% compared to the 12 months to 31 December 2019 (99,888). The Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) programme aims to increase the size of the Reserve Forces. Outflow from the trained and untrained UK Regular Forces was 12,300 in the 12 months to 31 March 2021; down from 15,460 in the 12 months to 31 March 2020. Telephone: 01264 886021, Email: Analysis-Air@mod.uk Some of the statistics previously published in the following publications can now be found in this release: Responsible Statistician: Tri-Service Head of Branch, Further information/mailing list: Analysis-Tri-Hd@mod.gov.uk, Background Quality Report: Background Quality Report. The number of applications received does not directly relate to intake figures, since: The Army Trade Trained strength (FTTTS) increased between 1 October 2019 and 1 July 2021 but has seen a decrease between 1 July 2021 and 1 January 2022. The total Trained and Untrained Strength of the Tri-Service Future Reserves 2020 at 1 January 2022 was 36,620, a decrease of 480 personnel or 1.3 per cent since 1 January 2021. A calendar of upcoming MOD statistical releases can be found on GOV.UK. Telephone: 030 6798 4423, Health Information: Commonwealth Applicants are included in the number of applications. The number of interviews you conducted divided by the total number of hires. The Full-time Trained Strength (FTTS) Royal Navy/Royal Marines and Royal Air Force (RN/RM & RAF) and Full-time Trade Trained Strength (FTTTS) (Army) (which comprises military personnel who have completed both Phase 1 and Phase 2 training) is counted against the Workforce Requirement. SDSR 2015 outlines plans to uplift the size of the Regular Armed Forces, setting targets for a strength of 82,000 for the Army, and increasing the Royal Navy/Royal Marines and Royal Air Force by a total of 700 personnel. The number of people you hired divided by the total number of applicants. Telephone: 023 9262 8738, Email: defstrat-stat-army-enquiries@mod.uk It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. This has decreased compared to the net intake of 3,190 in the 12 months to 31 December 2020. The Army have undertaken a review of training requirements and Royal Engineers Other Ranks personnel joining from 1 July 2019 will become Trade Trained after Initial Trade Training (ITT) and will join the Full-time Trade Trained Strength (FTTTS), and therefore we may see a change in the trend. The SDSR 2015 Defence Key Facts booklet announced new targets for 2020 for each of the Services. The strength of trained Other Ranks has increased by 1.0 per cent and the strength of trade trained Other Ranks has decreased by 0.5 per cent respectively, as can be inferred from Table 4 above. You have rejected additional cookies. In the 12 months to 31 December 2021, Intake to the. This is an increase of 100 personnel (3.0 per cent) since 1 April 2020. You can subscribe to updates by emailing Analysis-Tri-Hd@mod.gov.uk. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. However, the Ministry of Defences recruitment campaign is a long-term programme and numbers continue to grow. The Army have undertaken a review of training requirements and Royal Engineers Other Ranks personnel joining from 1 July 2019 will become Trade Trained after Initial Trade Training (ITT) and will join the Full-time Trade Trained Strength (FTTTS), and therefore we may see a change in the trend. This is an increase of 120 personnel (4.0 per cent) since 1 April 2019. Trained and Trade Trained direct entrants in the 12 months to 31 December 2021 was 410. Corrections which would have a significant impact on the utility of the statistics will be corrected as soon as possible, by reissuing the publication. to satisfy the requirements of job seeking). This Perspective compares and contrasts the current goal-setting process for U.S. Department of the Air Force recruiters with a more comprehensive one that accounts for factors influencing contract production. Further information on the growth of the Reserves can be found in the Policy Background section of previous Monthly Service Personnel Statistics publications. The Service split for this figure can be found in Table 5 below. Telephone: 030 6793 4531, Email: Analysis-Navy@mod.gov.uk To help us improve GOV.UK, wed like to know more about your visit today. Over the same period, applications to the Volunteer Reserves have decreased by 17.6 per cent, from 4,660 in the 12 months to 30 September 2020 to 3,838 in the 12 months to 30 September 2021. Military recruiting and retention activities are typically conducted in person, but with COVID-19-related stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements, the armed services had to quickly adapt their policies and procedures or risk missing their end strength objectives. There has been no formal announcement of new targets beyond 31 March 2019. Several U.S. Army resources and policies work together to produce recruits. For example; a value of 25 would be rounded down to 20 and a value of 15 would be rounded up to 20. Prior to SDSR 2015, publications reported against the planned Future Force 2020, as set out in the SDSR 2010 which planned to reduce the size of the Armed Forces. The time an individual experiences separated service is compared against each Services Individual Harmony guidelines to ensure a balance between duty and leisure for all Service personnel. Around 9.6% of personnel (14,110) self-identified as belonging to a minority ethnic group (compared to an estimated 14.3% of the total UK population). This has remained relatively stable with the intake of 16,340 in the 12 months to 31 March 2020. The Army conducted a pilot test of a program in which recruiters were authorized to recruit individuals into any of its three components. To help us improve GOV.UK, wed like to know more about your visit today. As Western policymakers consider how to deal with Afghan evacuees, including former members of the Afghan security forces, they might consider how to prevent adversaries such as Iran from recruiting Afghan refugees for dangerous and destabilizing operations. This has remained relatively stable since 1 April 2020. This publication provides information on the number of Military Personnel (defined as the strength), joining (intake) and leaving (outflow) the UK Armed Forces. Download Historical Data Save as Image From: To: Zoom: The total Intake rates for each Service in the 12 months to 1 January 2022 are as follows: The total Outflow rates for each Service in the 12 months to 1 January 2022 are as follows: Separated Service concerns personnel who are serving away from their usual place of duty or are unable to enjoy leisure at their normal place of duty or residence at place of duty. The authors present a modelthe Reserve Recruiting Resource Modeldesigned to optimize resources and policies to achieve future Army Reserve recruiting goals. These include quarterly statistics on the number of Service and Civilian Personnel, Separated Service (the proportion of personnel breaching harmony guidelines), Applications to each of the Services and Military Salaries. The U.S. military spending is predicted to increase steadily until 2032, and estimates suggest that defense spending will reach nearly one trillion U.S. dollars by 2032. Figure 15: Applications to the RAF split by UK Regular Forces and Volunteer Reserves. The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. Ministry of Defence, Main Building These applicants will then be withdrawn from the pipeline but the application number will still be counted in the overall volume of applications received. These deficits will make it hard for Russia to hold regions in Ukraine that it may soon try to annex. This has affected tables 1 and 6a. The age ranges of the services vary most on the enlisted side:. After a dip in personnel strength in FY 2019, both regular and reserve components have recovered. Terminology has also been updated in Excel tables 3c and 4. Email: Analysis-Tri-Service@mod.gov.uk Figure 8 shows that as at 1 April 2021 the RAF Reserves Trained Strength was 2,890. They are just as likely as others to complete their first term and make sergeant, and are less likely to leave the Army for health or performance reasons. In the 12 months to 31 December 2021, there was a net gain of 1,910 personnel to the UK Regular Forces Trained (RN/RM & RAF) and Trade Trained strength (Army). There are 12,170 untrained personnel in the UK Regular Forces (excluding Gurkhas), of which 4,770 are in the RN/RM, 4,070 in the Army and 3,330 are in the RAF. Individual Harmony is the freedom to enjoy leisure at the normal place of duty or residence at place of duty; this includes leave and adventurous training. U.S. military size for 2017 was 1,359,000.00, a 0.79% increase from 2016. Trained Outflow figures show Phase 2 trained outflow from UK Regular Forces, including personnel leaving the Services, deaths and recalled reservists on release. This does not affect the Naval Service or the RAF in any way. Terminology has also been updated in Excel tables 3c and 4. The main causes of applicant failure (i.e. This is a decrease of 100 personnel (2.6 per cent) since 1 January 2021. Percentages are calculated from unrounded data and presented to one decimal place. The Maritime Reserve total Outflow rate was 19.1 per cent; an increase of 1.3 percentage points since the 12 months to 1 January 2021. Therefore the figures presented here are not comparable with the figures up until 12 months ending 30 September 2017 presented in previous SPS publications. The reserve components essentially hold steady in FY 2020. those who have completed Phase 1 training). This is compared to a net gain of 3,110 in the 12 months ending 31 December 2020. The current strength of the UK Service Personnel is 197,140 which includes: The total strength of the UK Forces has increased between 1 January 2021 and 1 January 2022 by 0.5 per cent (1,000 personnel), as shown in Table 1. to satisfy the requirements of job seeking). From the 1 October 2016 edition onwards, Army personnel who have completed Phase 1 training (basic Service training) but not Phase 2 training (trade training), are considered trained personnel. There is a deficit of 4.2 per cent, 5.9 per cent and 6.2 per cent in the (RN/RM), the Army and the (RAF) respectively, as can be seen in Table 2 above. Minor errors will also be corrected, but for efficient use of resource these corrections may be timed to coincide with the next release of this quarterly publication. This publication provides information on the number of Military Personnel (defined as the strength), joining (intake) and leaving (outflow) the UK Armed Forces. This is an increase of 20 (0.7 per cent) since 1 January 2021. Time Expiry is a term used to describe those in the Armed Services who reach the end of their engagement or commission and then leave. The military estimates that among those who are eligible, a mere 9% have a "propensity" to serve, the lowest since 2007, during the height of the Iraq War. The increase in RAF applications since the introduction of DRS is due to the previous recruitment system having a separate frontend, this was used to assist the initial application processing team in filtering out RAF ineligible applications and non-productive enquiries prior to an official application being recorded. Reporting of the growth of the Reserves will be based on Trained Strength profiles only. Intake and outflow statistics report how many people have left or joined the Trained or Untrained Strengths. A formal response, or responses, to the RF30 Review will follow the RF30 implementation programmes detailed analysis of the recommendations. The military, which has strict age limits, is younger than the civilian population, but the numbers differ significantly by service. Defense There were 171,736 permanently assigned active-duty troops abroad in 2022. London This statistical release presents information relating to the gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion and age of Military Personnel employed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Figure 3: Intake to and Outflow from the UK Regular Forces over rolling 12-month periods. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. Volunteer Reserve personnel (which at 1 April 2021 comprised 18.8 per cent of UK Service Personnel). For example, diversity is important in developing effective, ethical, and trustworthy AI systems. The authors examine the nontechnical attributes needed to conduct challenging missions and the process for selecting candidates who can succeed. The increase in RAF applications since the introduction of DRS is due to the previous recruitment system having a separate frontend, this was used to assist the initial application processing team in filtering out RAF ineligible applications and non-productive enquiries prior to an official application being recorded. This affects statistics in some of the accompanying Excel tables, specifically tables: 3a, 3e, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b and 7c. See below for further information. The need for contingent / reactive capability the requirement to be able to respond immediately to domestic or international crisis. They are broken down by Service, and by Officers and Other Ranks. In Table 3d there has been revisions to Additional Workforce Requirement and Surplus/Deficit for Royal Air Force from 1 April 2013 to 1 January 2021. This has affected tables 1, 2b, 8a and 8c. A calendar of upcoming MOD statistical releases can be found on GOV.UK. Floor 3 Zone M The Maritime Reserve total strength as at 1 January 2022 was 3,920. Commonwealth Applicants are included in the number of applications. The FTTS (RN/RM & RAF) and FTTTS (Army) comprises: 132,390 Regular personnel (96.9 per cent), 3,400 Gurkhas (2.5 per cent), and 810 Full-time Reserve Service personnel (0.6 per cent) who are filling Regular posts and count against the Workforce Requirement. Over the same period, applications to the Volunteer Reserves have increased by 13.2%, from 28,471 in the 12 months to 31 December 2019 to 32,232 in the 12 months to 31 December 2020. On 1 April 2022 there were 16,680 women in the UK Regular Forces who accounted for 11.3% of the total trained and untrained strength. RAND has provided objective evaluations and recommendations that support decisionmakers' efforts to monitor and manage military recruiting, including examinations of demographic groups and communities where recruiting could be more successful. They do not include promotion from Ranks to Officers or flows between Services. She has led numerous studies on compensation design in the military and in the federal civil service, on the workforce implications of state and local pension reform, and on. Army personnel who have completed Phase 2 training are now called Trade Trained. Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics: Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed. This does not affect the Naval Service or the RAF in any way. The Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) programme aimed to increase the size of the Reserve Forces. A breach of individual harmony guidelines occurs when Service personnel experience separated service for longer than the period outlined in individual harmony guidelines, which are based on the structures and organisation of that Service. The MOD held a public consultation on SDSR Resilience: Trained strength definition for the Army and resultant changes to Ministry of Defence Armed Forces personnel statistics, between 11 July and 21 January 2017. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School. Since 1 April 2018, the strength of the trained and trade trained Officers has increased by 2.9 per cent and 3.1 per cent respectively. The current deficit against the Workforce Requirement is 5.6 per cent for the UK Armed Forces. This is an increase of 150 personnel (5.4 per cent) since 1 April 2020. Other contact points within the Ministry of Defence for Statistics are listed below. Detailed statistics, including unrounded figures, and historic time series can be found in the Excel tables. In the 12 months to 31 March 2021, 5,270 trained (RN/RM & RAF) and trade trained (Army) personnel left through VO; the VO rate was 4.0 per cent. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. In 2022, there were over 148 thousand personnel serving in the British Armed Forces, compared with just 144 thousand serving in 2019. Telephone: 030 6798 4423. KEY TAKEAWAYS The Army has had difficulty in growing the force even modestly because of recruiting challenges. The Service split for this figure can be found in Table 5 below. As a result of the changes to Army Trained Strength (referred to above) and their impact on the Army Reserve, the MOD released a Written Ministerial Statement containing revised FR20 strength growth profiles on 8 November 2016. A consultation response was published on 7 November 2016. The Trained Strength definition for the Royal Navy, RAF, Maritime Reserve and RAF Reserves has not changed, reflecting the requirement for their personnel to complete Phase 2 training to be able to fulfil the core function of their respective Services. The constituents of Other personnel are reported towards the top of this page. Stay on top of the latest RAND research highlights, news, and commentary with the official RAND email newsletter. However, the Ministry of Defences recruitment campaign is a long-term programme and numbers continue to grow. This publication. This amount represents a slight increase in comparison to the number recorded in. Future Reserves 2020 includes Volunteer Reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reserves and those Volunteer Reserves serving on Full-time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitment (ADC). Diversity. The MOD Disclosure Control and Rounding policy is published on GOV.UK and we have applied this policy to the statistics in the accompanying Excel tables. UK Forces comprises all UK Regular, Gurkha, Volunteer Reserve and Other personnel. From the 1 October 2016 edition onwards, Army personnel who have completed Phase 1 training (basic Service training) but not Phase 2 training (trade training), are considered trained personnel. If you have any comments or questions about this publication or about our statistics in general, you can contact us as follows: Responsible statistician: Analysis Tri-Service This has increased by 0.5 per cent when compared against this periods equivalent a year ago (11,420). Detail is provided for both the Full-time Armed Forces (AF) and Reserves. Telephone: 01494 496822, Email: Analysis-Tri-Service@mod.gov.uk Prior to SDSR 2015, publications reported against the planned Future Force 2020, as set out in the SDSR 2010 which planned to reduce the size of the Armed Forces. Reporting of the growth of the Reserves will be based on Trained Strength profiles only. Floor 3 Zone M The changes outlined in the consultation and response have been incorporated into this publication from the 1 October 2016 edition onwards. The RAF Reserve total strength as at 1 January 2022 was 3,280. The cover story highlights how RAND is helping to redefine high-quality care for service members with a TBI or PTSD. Telephone: 020 7807 8896, If you require information which is not available within this or other available publications, you may wish to submit a Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to the Ministry of Defence. As can be seen from Figure 2 above, Army Trained strength (FTTS) saw an increase between 1 April 2019 and 1 October 2021, but decreased between 1 October 2021 and 1 January 2022. Embracing diversity in the military could bring significant operational and strategic advantages. Further historic statistics will be added in due course; in the meantime, historic statistics can be found in the following archived publications: The glossary contains definitions of terminology used in this publication. Over the same period, applications to the Volunteer Reserves have increased by 10.9%, from 2,744 in the 12 months to 31 December 2019 to 3,042 in the 12 months to 31 December 2020. Therefore, the intake figures for Dec 19 are not comparable with the number of applications received in Dec 19 as the numbers apply to different cohorts of people; Table 4: Army Officers and Other Ranks by Training Status. They are broken down by Service, and by Officers and Other Ranks. Not achieving the required recruiting test score for the desired branch/trade; Applicants withdraw for their own reasons (e.g. Following this, progress against FR20 population Trained Strength targets are reported in Table 6a of the Excel tables, [InlineAttachment:1]. change of mind) during the process. Since 1 January 2021, the total strength of the UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas and Other Personnel have all increased, however the strength of the Volunteer Reserves has decreased. Corrections to the published statistics will be made if errors are found, or if figures change as a result of improvements to methodology or changes to definitions. Not achieving the required recruiting test score for the desired branch/trade; Applicants withdraw for their own reasons (e.g. Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. In addition, this will be reported in future publications. RF30 builds on the work carried out by FR20;the RF30 Review offers 18 recommendations grouped into four key areas in which the Reserves will need to continue to adapt in order to develop their utility. Future Reserves 2020 includes Volunteer Reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reserves and those Volunteer Reserves serving on Full-time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitment (ADC). Bruce R. Orvis is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and member of the Pardee RAND Graduate School faculty. Over the same period, applications to the Volunteer Reserves have increased by 31.8%, from 3,785 in the 12 months to 31 December 2019 to 4,990 in the 12 months to 31 December 2020. These figures are not comparable with the figures up until 12 months ending 30 September 2017, which define an application as a candidate who has submitted an AF Career Officer Form 4 and sat the Recruit Test, whether this was passed or failed. The Reserve Forces 2030 (RF30) Review does not include a target for additional personnel numbers beyond those in the Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) programme. Table 4: Army Officers and Other Ranks by Training Status. If you wish to correspond by mail, our postal address is: Analysis (Tri-Service) Well send you a link to a feedback form. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports. change of mind) during the process. Gains to Trained Strength (GTS) figures comprise all Regular personnel who complete Phase 2 training and those that enter directly into the Phase 2 Trained strength. Jan 18, 2022 Essay The Full-Time Trained Strength (RN/RM & RAF) and Full-Time Trade Trained Strength (Army) gradually increased between 1 July 2020 and 1 July 2021 but has been decreasing since, as shown below in Figure 1. The total strength of the UK Forces has increased between 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2021 by 2.5 per cent (4,900 personnel), as shown in Table 1. This is mainly driven by a gradual decline in outflow which has decreased by 20.4 per cent since 31 March 2020. 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