Canada's prime minister announced Wednesday the appointment of Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan as the first woman to lead the G7 and NATO member nation's military.

Canada’s prime minister announced Wednesday the appointment of Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan as the first woman to lead the G7 and NATO member nation’s military.

  • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    She joined the military in 1986, three years before Canada allowed women in combat roles.

    Training as a combat engineer – a role in which soldiers clear bombs and erect and destroy battlefield structures – she rose quickly through the ranks, shattering preconceptions about women warriors.

    She went on to become the first woman to lead a Canadian combat unit, deploying to Afghanistan where she narrowly avoided a suicide bomber as well as an improvised explosive device that mangled a vehicle in her convoy.

    Carignan has also served in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Syria, led NATO’s training mission in Iraq from 2019 to 2020, and commanded the 2nd Canadian Division – the military’s largest regiment with more than 10,000 troops.

    About 4 or 5 strong titles in there but let’s use “First woman” instead.

    • veroxii@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Sorry I honestly don’t understand the point you’re trying to make. Probably because I haven’t had my coffee yet.

      Can you give me an example of what you mean eg a better headline?

    • Pregnenolone@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Come on, this is just being obtuse. It’s plenty notable and newsworthy that she’s the first woman to lead the Canadian military.