asked the Minister for Defence (a) the number of Naval Service cadets recruited in each year from 1970 to 1979 inclusive, (b) the number in training on 31 December of each year, (c) the number of vacancies each year, (d) the number of applicants for such vacancies and (e) if the final selection was by interview examination or otherwise.
Written Answers. - Naval Service Cadets.
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The information requested is as follows:
|
Naval Service Cadets recruited |
Cadets undergoing training on 31 December each year |
Number of cadet vacancies each year |
Number of applications |
|
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
|
|
1970 |
Nil |
Nil |
3 |
26 |
|
1971 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
38 |
|
1972 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
613* |
|
1973 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
1,154* |
|
1974 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
297* |
|
1975 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
398* |
|
1976 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
492* |
|
1977 |
16 |
23 |
16 |
320* |
|
1978 |
12 |
21 |
15 |
446 |
|
1979 |
17 |
29 |
22 |
288 |
|
(e) The final selection of cadets each year was by interview. |
* Joint competitions for Army, Air Corps and Naval Service cadetships were cadetships were conducted in these years. The figures shown are the total number of applications for the joint competitions as separate figures for Naval Service are not available.