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Navy: Reserve Forces

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy reservists there were of each rank in each year since 1997. (308731)

The information requested is given in the following table. Records are not held prior to December 2003.

1 April 2009

1 April 2008

1 April 2007

1 April 2006

1 April 2005

1 April 2004

31 Dec 2003

Officers

Untrained Strength

156

159

169

188

207

48

49

Sub Lieutenant

13

20

19

32

21

29

25

Lieutenant

247

259

247

238

243

278

287

Lieutenant Commander

346

379

407

428

441

479

481

Commander

86

88

86

84

73

68

70

Captain

8

6

5

7

8

7

8

Commodore

1

2

2

1

I

2

1

Ratings

Untrained Strength

361

314

305

331

444

345

364

Able Seaman 2

26

34

53

91

86

62

59

Able Seaman 1

241

281

285

294

310

349

357

Leading Hand

159

170

195

223

249

282

287

Petty Officer

188

205

229

272

290

314

324

Chief Petty Officer

172

176

194

184

193

212

217

Warrant Officer

17

13

12

13

2

01

01

The requirement for Royal Naval Reserve personnel is set by the Commander Maritime Reserves. The bearing against requirement for the years provided in the answer is:

Percentage

2009

82

2008

92

2007

75

2006

77

2005

79

2004

64

2003

63

Note:

1. Warrant officers were not part of the rank/rate structure of the Royal Naval Reserve until 2005.