Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment is of the Royal Navy Reserve; and how many reservists there are at each rank in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Mark Lancaster, Minister of State for the Armed Forces: The Strength of the Maritime Reserve by Paid Rank, as at 1 October 2018 is shown in the table below.
Paid Rank |
Trained |
Untrained |
Total |
2,796 |
951 |
Officers |
1,005 |
193 |
OF6 (Commodore RN/Brigadier RM) |
2 |
|
OF5 (Captain RN/Colonel RM) |
12 |
|
OF4 (Commander RN/Lieutenant Colonel RM) |
127 |
|
OF3 (Lieutenant Commander RN/Major RM) |
457 |
|
OF2 (Lieutenant RN/Captain RM) |
338 |
|
OF1/OF(D) (Sub-Lieutenant RN/ Lieutenant RM /2nd Lieutenant RM/Midshipman RN) |
69 |
193* |
Other Ranks |
1,791 |
758 |
OR9 (Warrant Officer Class 1) |
97 |
|
OR8 (Warrant Officer Class 2) |
29 |
|
OR7 (Chief Petty Officer RN/Colour Sergeant RM) |
298 |
|
OR6 (Petty Officer RN/Sergeant RM) |
260 |
|
OR4 (Leading Rate RN/Corporal RM) |
309 |
|
OR3 (Lance Corporal RM ) |
69 |
|
OR2 (Able Rating RN/Marine RM) |
729 |
758 |
Source: Defence Statistics (Navy) *Includes a small number of untrained officers at other ranks. |
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