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Armed Forces: Health

Asked by Ms Julie MinnsLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 28 October 2024UIN 9816

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of service personnel failed their annual fitness test in each year since 2013.

Answered by Al Carns

The requested information is provided in the following tables:

Royal Navy

Year Awarded

Failed

Fail rate

2015

982

4%

2016

1,439

5%

2017

1,504

5%

2018

1,682

6%

2019

1,450

5%

2020

1,523

7%

2021

1,412

7%

2022

1,888

8%

2023

1,960

9%

2024

1,083

5%

Table Notes:

  • Data prior to 2015 is incomplete and has been excluded.
  • Year awarded represents the year the competence was awarded to the employee.
  • Data for 2024 is up to 21 October 2024.

Army

Year Awarded

Failed

Fail rate

2013

671

2%

2014

758

2%

2015

1,172

3%

2016

1,227

3%

2017

1,211

3%

2018

1,275

3%

2019

1,269

4%

2020

928

3%

2021

1,070

3%

2022

1,218

3%

2023

1,170

3%

2024

710

2%

Table Notes:

  • Year awarded represents the year the competence was awarded to the employee.
  • Data for 2024 is up to 18 October 2024.

Royal Air Force

Year Awarded

Failed

Fail rate

2016

854

3.8%

2017

1,360

5.5%

2018

1,624

6.5%

2019

1,488

6%

2020

900

6.9%

2021

2,266

9%

2022

2,199

8.7%

2023

1,687

6.9%

2024

1,320

6.7%

Table Notes:

  • Data prior to 2016 is incomplete and has been excluded.
  • Year awarded represents the year the competence was awarded to the employee.
  • Data for 2024 is up to 18 October 2024.

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