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Jennifer Parker

Time to promote a woman as deputy chief of Navy

The officer second in charge of the Royal Australian Navy will shortly rotate, opening the way for a historic first appointment of a female.

Jennifer ParkerDefence expert

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The Navy and the broader Australian Defence Force have undertaken significant cultural change in the last 30 years, with much to be proud of.

When I joined the Navy in 2002 as a teen from rural Australia, women had only served at sea in permanent positions for just over 10 years.

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Jennifer Parker is an expert associate at the national security college ANU, an adjunct fellow at UNSW, and associate fellow at the Council on Geostrategy.

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