Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) boys and (b) girls began training at the Army Foundation College in each of the last five years; and how many recruits of each gender dropped out before the end of their course in those years.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The number of Junior Soldier (JS) recruits, by gender, who commenced training at the Army Foundation College (Harrogate) and claimed their Discharge As Of Right (DAOR) prior to the completion of the course in the last five complete training years (1 April to 31 March) can be found below.
| Female JS | Male JS | ||
Training Year | Basic Training Starts | DAOR | Basic Training Starts | DAOR |
2021-22 | 139 | 22 | 1,259 | 375 |
2020-21 | 149 | 18 | 1,511 | 261 |
2019-20 | 184 | 24 | 1,571 | 220 |
2018-19 | 129 | 9 | 1,259 | 85 |
2017-18 | 134 | 10 | 1,251 | 88 |
Source: Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command
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