Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of recruits who enlisted aged (i) under 18 and (ii) over 18 years left the armed forces within four years of joining in each of the last three full years for which figures are available.
The requested information is provided in the attached table, excluding data on minimum initial service periods which could be provided only at disproportionate cost.