Appendix 12: Progressive Rate of Intake of Men in the RIN during the War
| Special Service Ratings | |||||||
| RIN Direct Recruitment | Recruiting through Inter Service recruiting Org. | Personnel transferred to RIN from Army (L.C. Wing) | H.O. Ratings | Boys & Apprentices attaining Man’s Rate | Recovery of Deserters | Total Intake | |
| 1939–31 Dec | 125 | – | – | 1,367 | 49 | – | 1,541 |
| 1940–31 March | 166 | – | – | 2379 | 42 | – | 487 |
| 30 June | 278 | – | – | 85 | 18 | – | 381 |
| 30 Sept | 263 | – | – | 387 | 32 | – | 682 |
| 31 Dec | 261 | – | – | 234 | – | 3 | 498 |
| 1941–31 March | 785 | – | – | 197 | 21 | 1 | 1,004 |
| 30 June | 446 | – | – | 261 | 34 | – | 741 |
| 30 Sept | 843 | – | – | 332 | 2 | – | 1,177 |
| 31 Dec | 556 | – | – | 328 | 52 | – | 936 |
| 1942–31 March | 8634 | 290 | – | 499 | 11 | 2 | 1,665 |
| 30 June | 319 | 345 | – | 645 | 139 | – | 1,448 |
| 30 Sept | 322 | 1,297 | – | 698 | 51 | 7 | 2,375 |
| 31 Dec | 292 | 1,849 | – | 601 | 85 | 39 | 2,866 |
| 1943–31 March | 367 | 2,394 | 930 | 929 | 46 | 48 | 4,714 |
| 30 June | 130 | 1,784 | 647 | 289 | 60 | 89 | 2,999 |
| 30 Sept | 150 | 1,614 | 546 | 495 | 13 | 116 | 2,934 |
| 31 Dec | 83 | 1,707 | 183 | 542 | 81 | 129 | 2,725 |
| 1944–31 March | 71 | 2,014 | – | 284 | 87 | 100 | 2,556 |
| 30 June | 55 | 2,428 | – | 118 | 57 | 107 | 2,765 |
| 30 Sept | 12 | 1,883 | – | 127 | 84 | 96 | 2,202 |
| 31 Dec | 28 | 1,673 | – | 227 | 83 | 150 | 2,161 |
| 1945–31 March | 24 | 1,653 | – | 178 | 71 | 215 | 2,141 |
| 30 June | 8 | 2,070 | – | 63 | 87 | 223 | 2,451 |
| 30 Sept* | 21 | 2,089 | – | 36 | 42 | 310 | 2,498 |
| Total | 6,468 | 25,090 | 2,306 | 9,201 | 1,247 | 1,635 | 45,947 |
* Recruitment was suspended immediately on the cessation of hostilities, but certain recruits already in Reception Camps continued to be enrolled for a few weeks.