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Mr. Willis
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty how many boys and men offered themselves for service in each of the branches of the lower deck during 1961; and how many were accepted.
Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing
16,933 applied for entry as R.N. ratings during 1961, of whom 6,070 were accepted. Many applicants are not sure which branch they wish to enter and the total cannot therefore be subdivided by branch. The following is the allocation of the acceptances by branch:
| — | Allocation of R.N. Rating Recruits, 1961, by Branch | |
| Juniors (U) | Adults and Juniors (O) | |
| Seaman | 1,210 | 503 |
| T.C.O. | — | 28 |
| R.C.O. | — | 122 |
| M.(E) | 595 | 826 |
| N. Airman | — | 52 |
| N.A.M. | 103 | 136 |
| Electrical | 447 | 666 |
| Writers | — | 102 |
| Stores | 34 | 110 |
| Cooks | 136 | 242 |
| Stewards | — | 145 |
| Sick Berth | — | 61 |
| Artificers (D.E.) | — | 10 |
| Mechanicians (D.E.) | — | 2 |
| Artificer Apprentices | — | 476 |
| Mechanician Apprentices | — | 64 |
| 2,525 | 3,545 | |
| Total | 6,070 | |