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13,000 in UK armed forces ‘not medically deployable’

By Editorial Board Published December 24, 2024 3 Min Read
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13,000 in UK armed forces ‘not medically deployable’

Greater than 13,000 individuals within the UK’s armed forces are “not medically deployable”, defence ministry figures present.

Statistics shared by Al Carns, the veterans minister, who can also be a reservist, present 99,560 individuals inside the armed forces are medically totally deployable, whereas 14,350 have restricted deployability.

Nonetheless, a complete of 13,522 are medically not deployable.

The Royal Navy has 2,922 members medically not deployable, the military has 6,879 and the Royal Air Power 3,721.

The MoD defines a totally deployable individual to be somebody who’s medically match for responsibility with no employment limitations.

In the meantime, those that are medically not deployable have main employment limitations and aren’t match to deploy on operations however could also be deployable on UK-based workouts.

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Service personnel with medical situations or health points that have an effect on their capacity to carry out their duties will usually be referred to a medical board for a medical examination and overview of their medical grading.

They could be downgraded, to permit for therapy, restoration and rehabilitation and deployability standing could be awarded on a short lived or everlasting foundation.

Earlier this month, Mr Carns, a former full-time Royal Marine colonel, stated Britain wanted to rebuild “depth” and “mass” when it got here to the layers of preventing forces it has obtainable as he warned the British Military could be worn down in “six months to a year” in a significant battle.

“In a war of scale – not a limited intervention, but one similar to Ukraine – our army for example on the current casualty rates would be expended – as part of a broader multinational coalition – in six months to a year,” Mr Carns stated.

“That doesn’t mean we need a bigger army, but it does mean you need to generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis.”

His feedback got here after the UK’s chief of the defence employees, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, stated there have been “deficiencies” in individuals, gear, stockpiles, coaching and know-how.

“We need the humility to recognise that we are not as strong as we could be and then the determination and focus to put this right,” he stated.

An MoD spokesperson stated: “The vast majority of our service personnel – around 90% – are deployable at any point, with most of the remaining members of our armed forces employed in wider military roles.

“We’re dedicated to offering world-class medical therapy to make sure personnel can return to responsibility the place doable, or to assist their transition to civilian life.”

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