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Armed Forces (Retirements)

Volume 963: debated on Thursday 22 February 1979

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asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men and women retired from the Armed Forces during the years ended 31 March 1977 and 31 March 1978, respectively.

During the last two financial years the total numbers of men and women who left the Armed Services for all reasons were as follows:

1976–7746,412
1977–7848,002
Of these, 9,336 and 9,616 respectively retired or were discharged to pension.