Military Defence's New Leadership

[Black Orchid]

Anthony Albanese has appointed Australia’s first female army chief in a major shake-up only days after the Australian Defence Force was rocked by the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith.

Lieutenant General Susan Coyle was named as the new Chief of Army on Monday.

She takes over from Lieutenant General Simon Stuart AO, who had served in the role since 2022.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australi ... e4e48&ei=4

Not another woman!

[Bobby]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Coyle

Personal life
Coyle is married to Mark, an officer in the Australian Army's Royal Australian Engineers, and together they have three children. She enjoys musical theatre, reading, and travel.


Coyle was appointed to command the 6th Combat Support Brigade at Victoria Barracks, Sydney in June 2017. She was also appointed Head of Corps for the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.[1][2][5] The 6th Brigade oversees intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance units in the Australian Army to provide specialist combat support to land-based forces.[8] Coyle relinquished command of the brigade in December 2019 and, promoted major general, she redeployed to the Middle East as Commander Joint Task Force 633 on Operation Accordion from January to November 2020. Coyle was the first woman to command the task force, which is responsible for all Australian Defence Force operations and more than 1,200 personnel in the Middle East region.[9][10] She relinquished command of the task force to Rear Admiral Michael Rothwell in November 2020 and, in recognition of her "exceptional performance of duty" in the role, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours.[11]

Following her return to Australia, Coyle was appointed Head Information Warfare in the Joint Capabilities Group in January 2021.[12] She was next posted as Commander Forces Command in November 2022.[13] In July 2024, Coyle was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed as Chief of Joint Capabilities.[14][15]

In April 2026 Coyle was selected as the next Chief of Army. She will take up the position in July 2026 following the retirement of Lieutenant General Simon Stuart and will be the first woman to lead a branch of the Australian Defence Force.

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Joan of Arc did well as a military leader but this looks like WOKE appointment

[Bobby]

[Bobby]

‘The future of the military’: Lieutenant General Susan Coyle to become Chief of Army

[Black Orchid]

Just what we need at this point in time. NOT!

[Bobby]

Just what we need at this point in time. NOT!

She is built like a brick shit house.