Royal Air Force: Redundancy Scheme Lord Garden asked Her Majesty's Government: How many Royal Air Force personnel, broken down by rank and specialisation, applied for redundancy under tranche 3 of the redundancy scheme; and how many will be allowed to leave under redundancy terms. [HL380] The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson) The tables below give the details of officers and ground trades personnel who applied and were selected under tranche 3 of the RAF redundancy scheme. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Branch |Rank |Number of Applicants|Number Selected| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |General Duties |Air Commodore and above|10 |5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Group Captain |15 |5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Wing Commander |50 |15 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Engineering |Squadron Leader |20 |5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Flight Lieutenant |10 |5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Supply |Squadron Leader |10 |5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Flight Lieutenant |10 |10 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Administration |Squadron Leader |15 |5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Medical Support Officer|Group Captain |- |0 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total |150 |60 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-commissioned Aircrew Nil. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Trade |Rank |Number of Applicants|Number Selected| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Aircraft Engineering Technician |Warrant Officer |5 |5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Flight Sergeant |45 |25 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Aircraft Technician (Mechanical) |Chief Technician |75 |10 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Sergeant |35 |10 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Corporal |240 |50 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Junior Technician / Senior Aircraftsman |180 |150 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |General Engineering Technician |Warrant Officer |5 |5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Flight Sergeant |10 |5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Chief Technician |20 |10 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |General Technician (Mechanical) |Sergeant |60 |40 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Corporal |100 |60 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Junior Technician / Senior Aircraftsman |20 |20 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Intelligence Analyst (Voice) |Warrant Officer |- |- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Flight Sergeant |- |10 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Chief Technician |15 |5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Sergeant |20 |10 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Painter & Finisher |Flight Sergeant |5 |5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Sergeant |15 |15 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Corporal |30 |30 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Senior Aircraftsman |60 |60 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Air Cartographer |Flight Sergeant |- |- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Sergeant |20 |- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Corporal |15 |- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dental Technician |Flight Sergeant / Chief Technician / Sergeant / Corporal|10 |10 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Personnel Administrator |Warrant Officer |30 |25 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Flight Sergeant | |40 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Sergeant |170 |85 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Corporal |35 |20 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Supplier |Flight Sergeant |10 |5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Sergeant |25 |5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Corporal |40 |10 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Catering Accountant |Warrant Officer |- |- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Flight Sergeant |- |5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Sergeant |5 |10 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Corporal |5 |15 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Senior Aircraftsman |5 |15 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total |1,345 |760 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Due to the rounding methods used totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. Numbers less than five but not zero are denoted by “-” and zero is denoted by “0”.| | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------