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What is the Size of the British Armed Forces since 1700?

I have always been interested to know how the size of the British armed forces has fluctuated over the years, and the statistics in a FOI request from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) makes interesting reading. FOI – Size of the UK Armed Forces Since 1700. From 1700 to 1900, as you might expect, the… Read More

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How Many Cadets will become Members of the British Armed Forces?

According to a UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) FOI request, between 01 July 2007 and 30 June 2010, approximately 82,000 cadets left the Army Cadet Force (ACF) and the Combined Cadet Force (CCF). As of June 2018, the ACF has 39,000 cadets and 9,000 adult volunteers in 1,600 detachments across the UK. As of 2014,… Read More

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How Many British Military Personnel Were Assigned to US Combatant Commands in 2017?

In 2017, there were a total of 31 British military personnel assigned to US combatant commands, broken down as follows: Table 1: Personnel assigned to US combatant commands by rank [1] Command/Rank Central Southern Pacific Strategic OF-7 1 – – – OF-6 2 – – – OF-5 1 1 – 1 OF-4 7 – 1… Read More

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How Much Money Did the British Army Spend on Advertising in 2014?

The following information relates to the British Army’s ‘More Than Meets The Eye’ (MTMTE) recruiting campaign conducted between March 2014 and December 2014. Production and marketing costs for the MTMTE campaign included: Production: £500,000. Advertising: Television: £3,900,000. Print: £1,600. Cinema: £614,000. Online: £375,000. Reference FOI 2014/07567 dated 30 January 2015.

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Total Number of Pilots in the UK Armed Forces, 2013-2014

The total number of pilots by Service: Royal Air Force (RAF): 1,830, as at 01 December 2013. 1,790, as at 01 December 2014. Royal Navy/Royal Marines: 550, as at 01 December 2013. 530, as at 01 December 2014. Army Air Corps (AAC): 540, as at September 2014. 550, as at February 2015. As per Defence… Read More