Number of people applying to join the Army falls but RAF and Royal Navy mark increases
The Ministry of Defence has published its latest statistics for 2025, which reveal a 36.6% drop in how many people applied to join the Army
Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne is an award-winning journalist with more than 17 years of experience, including nearly a decade reporting for the BBC. She was based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus for two years, is a military spouse and was the first British journalist to fly in a US Army Apache attack helicopter and even briefly take the controls. Sian specialises in covering the RAF, politics, military chiefs and military royal engagements.
