Navy appoints first female admiral

The Royal Navy has selected its first female admiral in its almost 500-year history.

Commodore Jude Terry, 47, has been promoted to rear admiral and will start the role in August next year.

The Army and Royal Air Force already have women in the equivalent rank.

“Someone’s got to be first,” Terry said of her appointment. “There will be others.” …

At present women account for about 12 per cent of the Royal Navy’s total of almost 30,000 members. Military leaders expect the figure to increase to 20 per cent by 2030.