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Old 05-22-12, 11:05 AM   #1
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Actually she's not the first but this is the largest RN warship that will have been commanded by a woman.
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Old 05-22-12, 11:21 AM   #2
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Congrats to Commander West!

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In an interview last year, Ursula Brennan, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence, told the Guardian that the armed forces needed to make more progress in recruiting, keeping and promoting women.She said the top brass needed "to get on with it" and put women in the most senior military posts.
...go ahead, as long as you don't lower the bar to archive it.
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