Lieutenant General Sharon Patricia Moffat Nesmith (née Moffat; born 1970) is a senior British Army officer. She has been Deputy Chief of the General Staff since August 2024. She became the first woman to command a British Army brigade in 2014, the first woman to command a British division-level formation in … See more Nesmith is from Northumberland. Her father was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve, and her brother served in the British Army for 16 years. She studied biological sciences at the University of Edinburgh. … See more Nesmith has been a vice-president of the Army Football Association. See more On 4 September 1988, Nesmith was commissioned in the Women's Royal Army Corps of the British Army as a second lieutenant (on … See more WebBritish army Brigadier Sharon Nesmith, right, the commander of 1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade meets with Maj. Gen. Stuart Skeates, the commander of the Standing Joint Force Headquarters, during a visit to Exercise Arrcade Fusion 15 in Latvia, Nov. 9, 2015. Arrcade Fusion is an annual NATO ARRC-led, multinational command post exercise ...
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WebJul 3, 2015 · Brigadier Sharon Nesmith has become the first woman to be put in command of an operational brigade. She is now in charge of some 5,000 frontline soldiers in the 1st … WebJan 5, 2024 · 05 January 2024. Major General Sharon Nesmith has become the first female officer to command at the 2 Star level in the British Army, as she takes up the role of General Officer Commanding (GOC) … mswellington.org.nz
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WebNov 9, 2015 · British army Brigadier Sharon Nesmith, right, the commander of 1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade meets with Maj. Gen. Stuart Skeates, the commander of the Standing Joint Force Headquarters ... WebJul 7, 2015 · Brigadier Sharon Nesmith, in her mid-40s, pictured, has become the highest ranking female to be in charge of some 5,000 frontline soldiers in the 1st Signal Brigade. WebMar 30, 2024 · Roughly 12 months earlier, Brigadier Sharon Nesmith, Commander, 1st (UK) Signal Brigade became, at the age of 45, the first female to command a Brigade. Having grown up with a father in the Royal Naval Reserve and a brother who joined the army, she gained an Army Scholarship at the age of 15 before attending RMA Sandhurst. msw electrical