United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 97611
Armed Forces: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
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5 December 2025
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15 December 2025 · Answer
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Defence
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15 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment this Department has made of trends in the level of recruitment and retention levels across the armed forces in the latest reporting period.
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5 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment this Department has made of trends in the level of recruitment and retention levels across the armed forces in the latest reporting period.
Source: Commons
15 December 2025
Answer
The figures in the latest reporting period highlight that for the first time since early 2021, Armed Forces intake is now greater than outflow. In the 12 months preceding 1 October 2025 there was an increase of 13% in people joining the Armed Forces compa...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-05/97611
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1861155
- uk · wq-1861155 · source updated 15 December 2025