Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age is of all ranks in the (a) Army Reserve and (b) Army Reserve infantry.

The average ages of all ranks in the Army Reserve and Army Reserve infantry as of 1 October 2014 are shown below:

Average age Army Reserve Group A - All ranks

Average age Army Reserve Group A - Infantry only

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) and Army Reserve Group C (Sponsored Reserves) and the Full Time Reserve Service.