Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 97611
Armed Forces: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
Tabled: 5 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment this Department has made of trends in the level of recruitment and retention levels across the armed forces in the latest reporting period.
Answer
Louise Sandher-JonesThe figures in the latest reporting period highlight that for the first time since early 2021, Armed Forces intake is now greater than outflow. In the 12 months preceding 1 October 2025 there was an increase of 13% in people joining the Armed Forces compa...
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