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Asked by Gareth DaviesConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 June 2026UIN 5470

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army Reserve recruits completed an element of their basic training at Army Training Regiment Grantham in each of the last five years.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

Army Training Regiment Grantham trains solely Reservist personnel. Numbers of Reservists who undertook training at Grantham as well as the proportion of Army Reserve recruits who completed an element of their basic training at Army Training Regiment Grantham in each of the last five years can be found in the table below.

Year

Total number of Reservists Recruits

Total number of Reservists completing an element of basic training at Grantham

% of Army Recruits completing an element of basic training at Grantham

2025-26

1,051

609

58%

2024-25

1,175

675

57%

2023-24

1,142

751

66%

2022-23

1,354

922

69%

2021-21

817

545

67%

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