The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold information on personnel who have changed their nationality from Commonwealth to British. However, there were: 153 personnel who had British as their first nationality and a Commonwealth country as their second nationality (although the MOD cannot accurately tell if they joined the British armed forces directly… Read More
The number of personnel the Naval Service (Royal Navy and Royal Marines) has recruited from the Commonwealth from 2003 to 2017 is: 2003/2004: 16. 2004/2005: 4. 2005/2006: 8. 2006/2007: 11. 2007/2008: 91. 2008/2009: 161. 2009/2010: 111. 2010/2011: 71. 2011/2012: 46. 2012/2013: 67. 2013/2014: 47 2014/2015: 28. 2015/2016: 11. 2016/2017: 14. 2017/2018: 19. Total: 705. Reference… Read More
Article Title Fighting for Respect: African-American Soldiers in WWI. Introduction As the people of the United States watched World War I ignite across Europe, African American citizens saw an opportunity to win the respect of their white neighbours. America was a segregated society and African Americans were considered, at best, second class citizens. Yet despite… Read More
The current upper age limit for entry, as a civilian candidate, as a RAF Weapons System Operator is 32, with a maximum age of 33 on entry to training (AP 3376, Edition 6). Previously, the upper age limit was 26 on entry to training (AP 3376, Edition 5). References Air Publication 3376: Ground Trade Personnel and… Read More
All candidates for entry into the Armed Forces must: Be British from birth; Hold dual British/other nationality; or Be a: British National (approximately 66 million). Citizen of the Irish Republic (approximately 4.7 million people), or A Commonwealth citizen (composed of 53 members states of approximately 2.4 billion people). The EU is composed of 28 members… Read More
In the training year 2011/12 there were 723 applications for Royal Navy Ratings Submarine roles. Of these applications: 28% were rejected: 4% for failing eligibility criteria; 15% for failing the RT psychometric test; 1 % at interview; 1 % for fitness; and 7% for medical reasons. 25% voluntarily withdrew their application. 25% went on to enter… Read More
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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