asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many medium support helicopter pilots became unavailable for operational duties in 2005-06 through retirement, promotion, medical unfitness or other reasons; and how many new operational medium support helicopter pilots were trained in the same period.[HL7281]
The number of medium support helicopter pilots unavailable for operational duties in 2005-06 as a result of retirement, promotion, medical unfitness or other reasons is shown in the table below:
Classification Retirement Promotion Medical Unfitness1 Other Reasons RAF 12 4 1 1 RN 7 0 1 0 Total 19. 4 2 1
41 RAF and 16 RN new operational medium support helicopter pilots were trained in the same period.
1 This does not include pilots who were medically downgraded as unfit to fly for only part of a period in question.