Armed Forces: Officers
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officers who pass the selection board are privately educated.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones
Officer training in the UK Armed Forces is accessible to any UK citizen who meets the academic, aptitude, physical and medical requirements, irrespective of the candidate’s social background or type of education.
Of the intake to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (Army) who are due to commission on 10 April 2026, 37% were independently educated. No other information in scope of these questions is held by the single Services.
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