Colonel Lucy Giles MILITARY charity SSAFA is marking International Women s Day by celebrating the involvement of woman in the Armed Forces for more than 136 years. The charity spoke to trail-blazing British Army Officer, Colonel Lucy Giles, who is based in Wiltshire and is President of the Army Officer Selection Board at Westbury, about the role of women in the Armed Forces and her experiences of breaking barriers. Colonel Lucy Giles is the first female College Commander at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and is currently President of the Army Office Selection Board – the first woman to take on this role.