The available data on average percentage surplus or shortfall of privates and lieutenant colonels for the infantry are provided in the following table. Consistent infantry requirement data for 2003 and 2004 are not available at the level of detail requested.
Financial year Lieutenant Colonel (surplus) Private (shortfall) 2005-06 12.7 -2.6 2006-07 10.9 -6.3 2007-08 12.5 -10.5 2008-091 13.4 -9.8 1 Based on first 11 months of the financial year. Notes: 1. The figures are for trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, TA and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP. 2. The information is based on paid rank.