Taken on Strength is a British and British Commonwealth term referring to a person being added to a military organization,[1] or in some cases becoming an employee of a government department, agency or statutory corporation.[2]

For an aircraft[3] or a vessel, it is the date put into operational service.

To Strike off Strength is when a person leaves military service[1] or civil service, or when the aircraft or vessel leaves operational service.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Re: Meaning of "Taken on stren - Genealogy.com". genealogy.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Taken on Strength Transaction (TOS)". tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Mladenov, Alexander (2013). Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot. Tooby, Adam. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4728-0479-2. OCLC 881163341.
  4. ↑ "Taken on Strength". sss.wiki. Retrieved 25 May 2015.


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