Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to release an update to the Future Soldier 2021 document following the publication of the Defence Command Paper Refresh in July 2023.
Answer
As set out in response to Question 188673, the Army is continuing to implement Future Soldier. This has remained, and will remain, under review as Defence continues to ensure its personnel numbers and force design are fit for purpose.
The Chief of the General Staff outlined proposed structural changes in his speech to the 2023 RUSI Land Warfare Conference in June, with the aim of making the Army better prepared to warfight. There are currently no plans to update the Future Soldier Guide published in November 2021: https://www.army.mod.uk/media/15057/adr010310-futuresoldierguide_30nov.pdf