Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 43215
Armed Forces: Recruitment
Tabled: 1 April 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's recruitment targets for the armed forces are for 2025-26.
Answer
Luke PollardAs the hon. Gentleman will know, the current Government inherited a crisis in recruitment and retention from the last administration. We have made a series of announcements to improve recruitment since July 2024.
The 2025-26 Single Service recruitment targets are detailed below:
Royal Navy – 3,890
Army – 10,200
Royal Air Force – 3,230
These figures are the totals for Regular Service personnel only and are rounded to the nearest 10.