United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 198845
Armed Forces: Discharges
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4 June 2014
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12 June 2014 · Answer
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Defence
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12 June 2014
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests for discharge were made by soldiers aged (a) 19 and (b) 20 years who had served at least three years in the regular Army in the last five years; and what the outcome was of each such request.
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4 June 2014
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests for discharge were made by soldiers aged (a) 19 and (b) 20 years who had served at least three years in the regular Army in the last five years; and what the outcome was of each such request.
Source: Commons
12 June 2014
Answer
Soldiers must normally serve a minimum of three years before they can voluntarily discharge with a year's notice. Consequently, the number of applications from 19 year-olds is lower than from those aged 20 years of age. "Requests for discharge" ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2014-06-04/198845
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/57843
- uk · wq-57843 · source updated 12 June 2014