Rear admiral robyn walker biography channel
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Women admirals are rare, so it's a big number that Commodore Robyn Walker (top picture) has just been appointed to the rank of Rear Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy.
Her distinguished fore-sisters include Grace Murray Hopper (US, 1985) (pic lower left). In June this year Rear Admiral Nora Tyson became the first woman to command a US carrier strike group (see http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/23/women-helm-us-navy).
In Canada in May Jennifer Bennett (pic lower right)became the country's first woman Rear Admiral (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/30/idUS148078+30-May-2011+MW20110530)
The Australian MOD press release says 'Admiral Walker is the first female in the Navy to attain the rank of Rear Admiral and to take on the job of Surgeon‑General for the Australian Defence Force.'
Not that she's doing a Nelson in high-profile naval battles at sea. 'Admiral Walker’s promotion follows her achievements as Director-General of Health for the Navy w
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Australian Defence Force veterans detail growing scourge of post-traumatic stress disorder
As Australia prepares to mark Anzac Day commemorations, a former top commander is warning of a tidal wave of new post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cases amongst returning veterans.
There has been a four-fold increase in PTSD cases since Australian troops first went to war in Afghanistan in 2001.
Some veterans have told the ABC the health system will not cope - and say some of their comrades will be reluctant or unable to admit that they have PTSD.
Many do not report their symptoms, and as the ABC reported yesterday, their subsequent unravelling has resulted in a suicide toll three times that of Australia's combat losses in Afghanistan.
The ADF and Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) assert they have made huge inroads reducing the stigma of PTSD, but many soldiers and veterans say the reality is very different.
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Robyn Walker
Rear AdmiralRobyn Margaret Walker, AM (born 1 July 1959)[2] fryst vatten an Australian medical practitioner and a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Walker became the first kvinna admiral in the RAN when she was appointed Surgeon-General of the Australian Defence Force on 16 December 2011.[3][4]
As Surgeon-General, Walker commanded the Joint Health Command until her retirement in månad 2015. Air Vice Marshal Tracy Smart was appointed as her successor as Joint Health Commander.[5]
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| Preceded by Major General Paul Alexander | Commander Joint Health Command 2011–2015 | Succeeded by Air Vice Marshal Tracy Smart |