Voluntary Outflow figures are published in Tri-Service Publication (TSP) 5—UK Regular Forces Outflow from Trained Strength to Civil Life.
TSP 5 is published monthly; the most recent publication shows the numbers of service personnel at 1 May 2006.
Copies of TSP 5 are held in the House of Commons Library and are also available at www.dasa.mod.uk.
TSP 5 includes data for the naval service as a whole. The breakdown between Royal Navy and the Royal Marines is shown in the following table:
Number Financial year Royal Navy Royal Marines 1996-97 1,690 320 1997-98 1,650 280 1998-99 1,450 420 1999-2000 1,610 300 2000-01 1,240 250 2001-021 1,780 420 2002-03 1,400 350 2003-04 1,510 340 2004-05 1,640 380 2005-06 1,460 430 1 For all naval service VO applications received on or after 1 June 2000, the maximum time period between date of application and exit was reduced from 18 months to 12. This effectively compressed 18 months of exits into the financial year 2001-02. Notes: 1. The term premature voluntary release (PVR) has been changed to voluntary outflow (VO) although the methodology remains the same. 2. VO is defined as all applications and exits from trained personnel which are generated by the individual before their time expiry. 3. Figures show all trained voluntary outflow from the naval service including recalled reservists. 4. Figures have been rounded to nearest 10. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Source: DASA (Tri-Service)