Question follow-through · 111966
Army: Termination of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-commissioned officers ranked Staff Sergeant or above, have left the Army in the last 3 years, broken down per year.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 9 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-commissioned officers ranked Staff Sergeant or above, have left the Army in the last 3 years, broken down per year.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2026
Answer published
Figures for outflow of non-commissioned officers ranked Staff Sergeant or above can be found below. Army Trade Trained Regular Non-Commissioned Officer Outflow, Staff Sergeant to Warrant Officer 1Financial Year (FY)Numbers OutflowingOutflow Rate2022-231,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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