Research Paper Title 2016 Summary of the National Reports of NATO Member and Partner Nations to the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives. Purpose This Report highlights actions taken by Nations regarding the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 – Women, Peace and Security and integration of gender perspectives in the respective armed forces. You… Read More
In September 2015, Brigadier Susan Ridge, a former high street solicitor (Raynor, 2016), became the first Servicewoman to achieve the rank of Major General (OF-7) in the British Army. Susan joined the British Army in 1992. As a Brigadier, Susan worked as the Director Legal Advisory, providing advice to the chain of command on disciplinary… Read More
In 1994, the Women’s Royal Air Force (WRAF) merged with the Royal Air Force (RAF). From 1994 to October 2017, 121 women have trained and qualified as pilots in the RAF, on average 5 women qualifying as pilots each year. The RAF introduced a new administrative system in 2006 which accurately records a variety of… Read More
As of today, women can apply for all roles within the Royal Air Force (RAF). The British Army and Royal Marines will follow next year.
Ok, so a bit slow off the mark with this one, which was first announced on 08 July 2016. Only one month slow! I’ll use the excuse of emigrating to Australia as the reason for the delay. Anyway, the Secretary of Defence (Michael Fallon) and the Chief of the Defence Staff (General Sir Nick Carter) have announced that… Read More
British Army Officer Training The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), the British Army’s centre of excellence for the training of the British Army’s future generation of officers, has appointed its first female commander. Lieutenant Colonel Lucy Giles, of the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC), will take charge of New College. Lucy commissioned into the RLC from the… Read More
The US Secretary of Defence, Ash Carter, has announced that beginning in January 2016, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception. For the first time in US military history, as long as they qualify and meet specific standards, the secretary stated that women will be able to contribute to the… Read More
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