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The average length of service for Naval Service personnel medically discharged where the principal cause leading to discharge was due to musculoskeletal disorders and injuries is 11.5 years. The table provides a breakdown by length of service and year of discharge, 1997-2007.

Length of service for Naval Service^{( 1)} personnel medically discharged with a principal cause of and musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, by length of service, number^{( 2)} , 1997-2007
	Year of discharge
Length of service (years)	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
All	223	286	321	333	290	276	202	211	223	206	187
Less than 5	23	36	62	74	63	50	32	35	45	68	58
Greater than or equal to 5 but less than 10	98	94	88	74	51	50	48	66	72	45	53
Greater than or equal to 10 but less than 15	39	72	66	86	80	100	60	52	44	25	23
Greater than or equal to 15 but less than 20	30	39	46	48	45	41	32	26	43	40	27
Greater than or equal to 20 but less than 25	21	36	52	40	40	26	22	21	14	15	20
Greater than or equal to 25 but less than 30	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	6	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	9	6
Greater than or equal to 30 but less than 35	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	5	⁽²⁾—	—	—	⁽²⁾—	—
35 or more	—	—	⁽²⁾—	—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—	—
Not known⁽³⁾	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁽²⁾—	—
⁽¹⁾ Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines ⁽²⁾ Small numbers have been suppressed in line with Office for National Statistics Guidelines ⁽³⁾ Entry date information not available

The average length of service for Army personnel medically discharged where the principal cause leading to discharge was due to mental and behavioural disorders is 7.1 years. The table provides a breakdown by length of service and year of discharge, 1997-2007.

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Length of service for Army personnel medically discharged with a principal cause of mental and behavioural disorders, by length of service, numbers^{( 1)} , 1997-2007
	Year of discharge
Length of service (years)	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
All	86	94	58	64	104	112	90	121	119	111	114
Less than 5	38	37	30	28	49	48	55	62	56	53	50
Greater than or equal to 5 but less than 10	35	36	5	14	25	26	15	28	23	30	34
Greater than or equal to 10 but less than 15	6	13	11	⁽¹⁾—	14	16	8	16	13	9	16
Greater than or equal to 15 but less than 20	5	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	10	5	12	7	⁽¹⁾—	19	10	9
Greater than or equal to 20 but less than 25	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	8	⁽¹⁾—	5	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Greater than or equal to 25 but less than 30	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Greater than or equal to 30 but less than 35	—	—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	—
35 or more	—	—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	—	—	—	—
^{(1 )}Small numbers have been suppressed in line with Office for National Statistics Guidelines

The average length of service for Army personnel medically discharged where the principal cause leading to discharge was due to musculoskeletal disorders and injuries is 3.4 years. The table provides a breakdown by length of service and year of discharge, 1997-2007.

Length of service for Army personnel medically discharged with a principal cause of and musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, by length of service, number^{( 1)} , 1997-2007
	Year of discharge
Length of service (years)	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
All	790	776	804	745	722	734	696	723	676	629	597
Less than 5	519	562	610	557	520	525	544	545	495	457	455
Greater than or equal to 5 but less than 10	163	116	97	90	74	79	63	81	86	78	64
Greater than or equal to 10 but less than 15	70	62	66	63	66	78	45	34	36	28	27
Greater than or equal to 15 but less than 20	19	27	20	19	29	⁽¹⁾—	27	31	31	38	34
Greater than or equal to 20 but less than 25	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	11	⁽¹⁾—	31	⁽¹⁾—	17	27	23	24	15
Greater than or equal to 25 but less than 30	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Greater than or equal to 30 but less than 35	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
35 or more	—	—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—
Not known⁽²⁾	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
⁽¹⁾ Small numbers have been suppressed in line with Office for National Statistics Guidelines ⁽²⁾ Entry date information not available

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