Army Reserve
(asked on 18th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age is for (a) privates, (b) junior NCOs, (c) senior NCOs, (d) junior officers and (e) senior officers (i) in the Army Reserve and (ii) recruited into the Army Reserve since the commencement of Operation Fortify.
The average ages by rank in the Army Reserve, and the average age of those recruited into the Army Reserve since the commencement of Operation Fortify as of 1 October 2014, are shown in the table:
Privates | Junior NCO | Senior NCO | Junior Officers | Senior Officers | |
Average Age Army Reserve Group A | 29 Years | 37 Years | 46 Years | 42 Years | 51 Years |
Average Age on intake, 1 January 2013 – 30 September 2014 | 26 Years | 33 Years | 42 Years | 36 Years | 51 Years |
Explanatory Notes:
The categorisation of ranks is as follows:
Junior NCOs = Lance Corporal and Corporal
Senior NCOs = Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Warrant Officer Class 1 and Warrant Officer Class 2
Junior Officers = 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Captain and Major
Senior Officers = Lieutenant Colonel and above
Operation Fortify was launched in January 2013. The intake figures are for the period 1st January 2013 - 30th September 2014.
The figures are for Army Reserve Group A which includes Volunteer Reserves, Mobilised Reserves, High Readiness Reserves and Officer Training Corps support and training staff and Officers under training. The figures exclude Army Reserve Group B (University Officer Cadets and Tech Bursars/Defence Technical Officer Engineer Entry Scheme members under training and Non-Regular Permanent Staff), Army Reserve Group C (Sponsored Reserves) and the Full Time Reserve Service.
Intake to Group A includes all intake from all sources including recruits who are new to the Armed Forces, re-joins and transfers from other Armed Forces populations.