Armed Forces: Discharges
Commons · Question 8166 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James Cartlidge
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of years served was for personnel leaving the regular armed forces in each of the last 10 financial years.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 15 Jun 2026
Service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by service is published as part of the Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics (SPS) publication. The latest publication as at 1 April 2026 can be found at the follo...