Royal Army Veterinary Corps

(asked on 21st January 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterinary officers were in post in the Army in each year since 2010; and what the requirement was in each of those years.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 24th January 2025

The number of veterinary officers in post for the Army since 2010 are as follows.

Year*

Total

2024

41

2023

43

2022

45

2021

45

2020

41

2019

40

2018

43

2017

41

2016

35

2015

35

2014

41

2013

41

2012

37

2011

36

2010

35

*The figure for each year was extrapolated from the number in post on 01 April for each respective year

We do not routinely release the workforce requirement figures of Army regiments or specialist professions as doing so is likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.

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