The following table provides the planning total for Royal Air Force and Royal Navy qualified Fast Jet Pilots for the next four financial years.
Financial year Number of pilots 2007-08 790 2008-09 765 2009-10 760 2010-11 750 Notes: 1. These figures exclude pilots who hold the rank of Wing Commander or above. 2. All figures are rounded to the nearest 5. 3. The RAF element of the figures provided include a manpower training margin to compensate, partially for the loss of productive effort of trained personnel whilst they undergo long periods of training, or for other losses due to such factors as long-term illness, pregnancy or terminal leave.
The following table provides the number of qualified Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fast jet pilots as at 1 April.
Number 2000 675 2001 655 2002 645 2003 685 2004 690 2005 690 2006 680 Notes: 1. The figures show all fast jet pilots, including those who may be medically downgraded or are in non-flying posts, but excludes pilots who hold the rank of Wing Commander/Commander or above. 2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 5. 3. Obtaining actual numbers for those pilots who are combat ready would involve a manual trawl of data and could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.