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Chitchat Where to find this kind of woman officer in the SAF?

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3. Brigadier-General (BG), Gan Siow Huang, 43, Air Warfare Officer (AWO) (C3), RSAF

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BG Gan was appointed the first female general in SAF in 2015, and is now the Head of Air Intelligence and Director of Special Projects.

Looking for a career that offered adventure and meaning, BG Gan knew the SAF would be the right place to find it.

She was one of the first four women to receive the SAF merit scholarship in 1993, when it was opened to females.

After graduating from the London School of Economics, she rose through the ranks in the RSAF, where she drafted policies and commanded the RSAF’s 203 squadron and Air Surveillance and Control Group.

The mother of three hopes that her promotion will show that women can have successful careers in the SAF — thereby encouraging more women in Singapore to join the armed forces.
 

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It looks like non scholars continue to have a slim chance of being promoted to BG.
One of my friends, from the old days, rose as high as Colonel, although he was a fighter pilot, good results, and graduated from NUS with a first class honours, while still serving the RSAF. Eventually, he was a Colonel, and at one point, Head of Air Intelligence.
Thereafter, he was a military attache, before retiring at age 50.
 

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Perhaps one day, they will create a rank between BG and Colonel, which these non scholars can aspire to. :wink:

It looks like non scholars continue to have a slim chance of being promoted to BG.
One of my friends, from the old days, rose as high as Colonel, although he was a fighter pilot, good results, and graduated from NUS with a first class honours, while still serving the RSAF. Eventually, he was a Colonel, and at one point, Head of Air Intelligence.
Thereafter, he was a military attache, before retiring at age 50.
 

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Perhaps one day, they will create a rank between BG and Colonel, which these non scholars can aspire to. :wink:

They already created a SLTC, as another step before Colonel,
and perhaps, for those, who will never be promoted to Colonel.
 

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4. Colonel (COL), Jerica Goh, 43, Naval Officer, The Republic of Singapore Navy

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Overseeing a naval warship is no easy feat, COL Goh has charted high seas and is the highest-ranking female naval officer since 2017.

She never thought of becoming a Naval Officer as a child. A career in the Navy piqued her interest when she knew that she’d get the chance to work on a ship and to be a part of the tight-knitted team to serve and defend Singapore.

She joined the Navy in 1993 and became the first female commanding officer (CO) of a frigate when she took charge of RSS Supreme — the navy’s most advanced warship, in 2013.

She led a search-and-rescue operation for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in December 2014.

COL Goh is a living embodiment of an aspiration penned in a time capsule 25 years ago by a fellow female naval officer — to have female officers command ships and units.

After her many years of service, she thinks that gender doesn’t matter as much as decision-making skills and physical ability.
 
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