Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 78854

Armed Forces: Discharges

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 18 October 2025

Question

Emma Foody

Labour (Co-op)Cramlington and Killingworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of early service leavers (a) were medically discharged and (b) left of their own volition in each service in each of the last five years.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
Defence defines Early Service Leavers as personnel who exit before the end of their agreed engagement or contracted period. The following table refers to outflow following Phase 2 training, from the Trained (RN/RM and RAF) and Trade Trained (Army) UK Regu...

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