List of senior female officers of the British Armed Forces
Three senior female officers in 2019: Cdre Eleanor Ablett, AVM Chris Elliot, and Air Cdre Maria Byford. The following is a list of women who have reached general, flag or air officer rank in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, not including those given honorary ranks.
Sharon Nesmith - Wikipedia
General Dame Sharon Patricia Moffat Nesmith, DCB, ADC Gen (née Moffat; born 1970) is a senior British Army officer. She has been Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff since June 2024, having served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff from August 2022 to May 2024.
List of senior female officers of the British Armed Forces
The following is a list of women who have reached general, flag or air officer rank in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, not including those given honorary ranks. An air commodore is an air officer rank.
Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith becomes Deputy Chief of the ... - GOV.UK
Aug 12, 2022 · She becomes the first female British Army officer to hold the rank of Lieutenant General and occupy this prestigious role. This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative...
First woman named deputy head of UK military | The Independent
May 17, 2024 · General Dame Sharon Nesmith is the first woman to become the deputy head of the military, replacing General Gwyn Jenkins of the Royal Marines, who was recently made the new National...
Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith starts new role as Deputy …
Aug 12, 2022 · In doing so she becomes the first female British Army officer to hold the rank of Lieutenant General and occupy the prestigious role of the Army's deputy head. The appointment was approved by the Queen when it was announced in April.
First female officer to lead Division-level Command - UK …
Jan 6, 2021 · Major General Sharon Nesmith has become the first female officer to command at the 2 Star level in the British Army, as she takes up the role of General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC).
Army’s most powerful woman is appointed first female lieutenant …
Apr 4, 2022 · Rear Admiral Jude Terry, the Royal Navy’s most senior woman, holds two-star rank. Maj Gen Nesmith said: “I feel deeply honoured to be appointed as the Deputy Chief of the General Staff at...
British Army to have its first female lieutenant general
Apr 4, 2022 · The British Army will have its highest ranked female officer in its history when Major General Sharon Nesmith becomes the new Deputy Chief of the General Staff. When she takes up the post in August she will be promoted to lieutenant general, the first woman to hold the three-star rank, the second highest currently used within the military.
British Army to have its first female lieutenant general
Apr 4, 2022 · The British Army will have its highest ranked female officer in its history when Major General Sharon Nesmith becomes the new Deputy Chief of the General Staff.
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