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Mr. Wall
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the percentage of recruits rejected by the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force, respectively, during their first six months of training.
Mr. Pattie
The following table shows the percentages of Service personnel recruited in the financial year 1977–78 who were discharged during their first six months of service, in the main while they were still under training:
| Royal Navy | 2·6% |
| Royal Marines | 9·1% |
| Army | 5·1% |
| Royal Air Force | 2·4% |
| All Services | 4·3% |