The number of service personnel leaving the trained UK regular forces1 in each financial year since 2001-02 is provided in the table:
1 Outflow from the UK Regular Forces includes recalled reservists on release and outflow to the Home Service Battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment. The Royal Irish Regiment disbanded on 31 March 2008.
All services Fewer than five years Five to 22 years Over 22 years 2001-02 17,930 5,470 7,690 4,770 2002-03 16,850 5,380 6,560 4,920 2003-04 16,460 5,540 6,510 4,420 2004-05 17,600 5,970 7,060 4,580 2005-06 18,140 5,440 7,310 5,400 2006-071 218,870 25,450 27,900 25,230 2007-08 218,010 24,660 29,250 24,100 1 Army outflow data split by length of service is unavailable for 1 March 2007 to 31 March 2007. Therefore, Army outflow figures broken down by length of service for FY 2006-07 comprises data from 1 March 2006 to 28 February 2007. The total trained outflow for UK Regular Forces for financial year 2006-07 was 18,870. The sum of the fewer than five years length of service, five to 22 years length of service and over 22 years service quoted in this table is 18,580. 2 Denotes provisional. Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, all service flow statistics for financial year 2006-07 and 2007-08 are provisional and subject to review. Source: DASA Quad Service