Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people who have applied to join the Army since the commencement of the This is Belonging campaign have completed university degrees.

The tables below show the number of applicants between 1 January (the start of the ‘This is Belonging’ campaign) and 31 August 2017 with a recorded degree level qualification or A levels. Applicants with A levels and degree level qualifications may show in both tables.

Education qualifications are not captured unless they are required as a Mandatory Academic Qualification for the role or declared by the candidate as additional information. The actual number of individuals holding qualifications will therefore be higher.