Army Foundation College: Admissions
(asked on 17th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) boys and (b) girls began training at the Army Foundation College in each of the last five years; and how many recruits of each gender dropped out before the end of their course in those years.
The number of Junior Soldier (JS) recruits, by gender, who commenced training at the Army Foundation College (Harrogate) and claimed their Discharge As Of Right (DAOR) prior to the completion of the course in the last five complete training years (1 April to 31 March) can be found below.
| Female JS | Male JS | ||
Training Year | Basic Training Starts | DAOR | Basic Training Starts | DAOR |
2021-22 | 139 | 22 | 1,259 | 375 |
2020-21 | 149 | 18 | 1,511 | 261 |
2019-20 | 184 | 24 | 1,571 | 220 |
2018-19 | 129 | 9 | 1,259 | 85 |
2017-18 | 134 | 10 | 1,251 | 88 |
Source: Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command
Notes/caveats:
- These figures are single Service estimates based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The figures provided may therefore be subject to data quality issues affecting their accuracy.
- “Dropped out” has been interpreted as JS recruits who chose to leave, and the figures therefore do not reflect those who were discharged for other reasons, e.g., medical or discipline.