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Mr. Kershaw
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will set out the figures for recruitment to the forces for 1966 to the latest convenient date, and the figures for 1965, showing the numbers of men and women enlisted and types of engagement.
Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu
The figures are as follows:
| January-April,1966 | January-December, 1965 | |
| Male Recruitment by Engagement | ||
| Royal Navy | ||
| Adults (9 years) | 508 | 1,703 |
| Juniors (9 years) | 1,080 | 4,337 |
| Artificer and Mechanician Apprentices (12 years) | 172 | 648 |
| Royal Marines | ||
| Adults (9 years) | 212 | 718 |
| Juniors (9 years) | 95 | 250 |
| TOTAL | 2,067 | 7,656 |
| Army | |||
| 3 years | … | 63 | 220 |
| 6 years | … | 1,930 | 6,269 |
| 9 years | … | 2,477 | 7,130 |
| Others | … | 479 | 1,561 |
| Rejoined Reservists | … | 97 | 228 |
| Young Soldiers | … | 1,433 | 4,899 |
| Boys | … | 1,338 | 4,104 |
| Apprentices | … | 278 | 1,332 |
| TOTAL | … | 8,095 | 25,743 |
| Royal Air Force | ||
| Under 5 years | 16 | 9 |
| 5 years | 1,138 | 3,087 |
| 9 years and over | 600 | 1,203 |
| Young Airmen | 192 | 592 |
| Apprentices | 602 | 1,416 |
| TOTAL | 2,548 | 6,307 |
| TOTAL MALES, ALL SERVICES | 12,710 | 39,706 |
| Female Recruitment | ||
| WRNS | 283 | 950 |
| QARNNS | 46 | 125 |
| QARANC | 175 | 425 |
| WRAC | 761 | 2,247 |
| WRAF | 626 | 1,858 |
| PMRAFNS | 25 | 66 |
| TOTAL FEMALES, ALL SERVICES | 1,916 | 5,671 |