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When Major General Sharon Nesmith takes up the post of Deputy Chief of the General Staff in August, she will be the first woman to hold the three-star rank.
Commodore Jude Terry, 47, will become a rear admiral in August 2022, and wants to use the role to help increase female representation in the Royal Navy.