Reserve Forces: Length of Service
2026-06-25 · Ministry of Defence · 13504 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a formal target for the length of service for reserves personnel in the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Air Force, (c) Royal Navy and (d) Royal Marines.
Answer
Currently there is no formal target for length of service within the Reserves as it is dependent on when an individual joins the services. There are a variety of age cut offs for joining, depending on the service and trade, balancing the time takes to tra...