Armed Forces: Officers
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving (a) General Officers in the British Army, (b) Admirals and Flag Officers in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (c) Air Officers of Air Rank in the Royal Air Force, (d) Commanding Officers of commissioned Royal Navy submarines and (e) Royal Air Force pilots holding frontline squadron command there are.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones
Parts a,b and c of the hon. Member's question are answered in the table below.
| Number of UK Regular Forces, OF-6 to OF-10 by Service as at 1 July 2025 | ||||
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| Royal Navy/ Royal Marines | 135 |
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| Army | 211 |
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| Royal Air Force | 126 |
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The Ministry of Defence does not routinely disclose the trained strength of individual branches or specialisations as to do so could, or would be likely to, prejudice the security of the Armed Forces. For this reason, I am withholding the answer to parts D and E of this question.
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