Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 78853

Armed Forces: Recruitment

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 recruits did not pass out of basic training in each service in each of the last five years.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The single Services routinely monitor and review reasons for recruits and trainees withdrawing from training, ensuring that they are supported appropriately. For example, the Recruit Trainee Survey (RTS) annual reports provide summary statistics on the pe...

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