Armed forces workforce

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As at October 2018, people from ethnic minorities (not including White minorities) made up 2.5% of officers in the UK regular armed forces, compared with 2.4% in April 2012
For ranks below officer, 8.8% of all armed forces personnel were from ethnic minorities, compared with 7.9% in April 2012
The Army had the highest percentage of people from ethnic minorities working both as officers and in other ranks, compared with the other armed forces