Col Lucy Giles CBE
@LMG12237
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Delivering command & staff training to officers in the British Army. Ambassador for WWTW, Director FLS, supporting Women in Defence.
Shrivenham, England, UK
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I’m raising money for walking with the wounded
@supportthewalk
over the 13-14 July! Race to the Stones is 100km over two days from Watlington to Avebury. Should be fun!
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I am humbled to have been awarded a CBE in the 2024 Kings New Years Honours list. Thank you for all the kind words, support and generosity. Wishing everyone a wonderful, happy and healthy new year. 🥳
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Sad to be leaving the AOSB after more than three years. Thanks to the fantastic team at Westbury and to over 12,000 candidates that I have had the pleasure of meeting.
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Thank you so much for the kind words and responses as a result of Desert Island Discs! If interested in more info about the Army let me know and I’ll see how I can help! If interested in the MdS then details are at . Have a great 2021 !
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A privilege to see the final flight of the amazing C130J. As an Air Despatcher, I flew with them in support of operations in Afghan and Iraq and have the utmost respect for the amazing suite of RAF pilots, engineers & crew that kept things going. Adieu.
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A fantastic day yesterday at the RLC30 celebrations centred on a wonderful service at Winchester Cathedral. Great to catch up with old friends and meet new!
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Congratulations to Major General Sharon Nesmith on her appointment as our General Officer Commanding the Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command. An extremely capable, competent and compassionate person. Delighted!
@UKArmyOfficer
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Candidates lined up ready to conduct their outdoor tests before a series of briefs to prepare them for Main Board at the AOSB, Westbury.
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Exeter UOTC annual camp in Gibraltar. Final attacks over and professionally clearing the range. Fantastic!
@EUOTC
@RMASandhurst
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Had an amazing evening at the Scientific Expedition Society ‘Oscars’ where our Defence Woman of the Year 2022
@PreetChandi10
was awarded Explorer of the Year. Well done Polar Preet 😁
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As always, inspired by the vitality, optimism and kindness of the team at Exeter UOTC!
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Absolutely delighted to have confirmation from the House of Commons and our Secretary of State for Defence that Leighton House, Westbury will remain the home of officer assessment and selection for many years to come.
Army Officer Selection Board to stay in Westbury
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I would normally be laying a wreath at the Remembrance Sunday Service. Whilst this year is a little different, AOSB remain grateful to the amazing people of Westbury for their thoughts and continual support to the Armed Forces.
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On Saturday myself and other members of the Walking with the Wounded team completed the Marathon des Sables in Morocco. Tough. Long. Hot. Beautiful. Brutal. Exhilarating. Some amazing people on a shared adventure!
@supportthewalk
@marathonDsables
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#doorstepsalute
In support of Scotty’s Little Soldiers with the Remembrance Penny in support of Combat Stress. Upload your story and be part of the cenotaph mosaic 2021!
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Some of the talented potential Army scholars eyeing up the wall as part of their final assessment activity; the Individual Obstacles! Good luck to you all 😀
@UKArmyOfficer
@RMASandhurst
#17AugustResults
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How amazing to be at the
@ForceAtlantic
selection event today. What an inspiring group
#fa24
#promoteinspirebelong
😀
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Dedicated the last race at the World Masters Orienteering Championships to
@supportthewalk
@UKArmyLogistics
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We have our final weekend of Army Scholarship Boards and are extremely lucky to have three fantastic chaperones to ensure our young candidates get to the right place at the right time! Thank you for supporting AOSB in this important role.
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Had a wonderful day yesterday
@LordWandsworth
College for their biannual CCF inspection. Outstanding!
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Fantastic afternoon at the
@SOFOtrust
in Woodstock. Especially cool to be with my daughter for the Women & War exhibition!
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At glorious RMAS supporting the Exeter UOTC teams at the Queens Challenge Cup today. So far so good….!
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Fab to be at the Women in Defence Awards tonight. Fabulous vibe! And cool people to say hi to!
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The Army Officer Selection Board is maxed out at the moment....more people than places...and the RMAS Commissioning Courses are full until next year. So recruiting is working. I’m also proud about the work that we are doing in the partnership; these are good people working hard.
Disappointed by this from
@guardian
The headline is simply wrong. We’re in the third successive quarter of high numbers of soldiers starting training and the recruitment process is significantly improved. The problems of the past are behind us.
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A great evening with
@SOFOtrust
. What a fabulous place celebrating the rich history of service personnel from the region.
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Well, just sitting with my family and have the biggest smile on my face! I remember being at a meeting with the FA in 2019 on the Womens game and what needed to be done. Well proof is in the pudding! So proud of the
@Lionesses
and the leadership in the Football Association!
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A moment in history today for us all. Proud to be in the British Army and to continue as an Ambassador for
@supportthewalk
. This will be a pretty special walk 😁
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Having just completed the Army Scholarship Board week, I have noticed how many young people have been influenced by the instructors from the ACF and CCF. You are all amazing. Thankyou!
@ArmyCadetsUK
@Comd_Cadets
@CCFcadets
These 2 ACF instrs on the 2nd Aug we will be doing 26 miles for
@CombatStress
covering 3 counties in 11 Sig Bde (Worc, West Mids & Staffordshire) please show your support donate just £2 to
@CFHealthyMinds
@CCFcadets
@LMG12237
@TSMStaffsACF
@ComdtEssexACF
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Love these cards that support Initial Officer Training used by
@ArmyCadetsUK
. Great for generating ideas and making you think!
@sally0range
@JurdNeil
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Delighted to welcome GOC ARITC to Westbury, pictured here with some of the assessing staff and able presenting Lt Col Jon Moss with a Commanders Coin recognising over 36 years service from Pte to Lt Col.
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Have just spent the morning with
#Anaesthesia2022
and learnt ALOT. Loads of similarities between our sectors. A genuine thank you to the often unsung hero’s of the medical profession.
@RCoANews
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Slightly early for the Women in Defence Awards but met the lovely Grace who is the Lord Lieutenant Cadet for the City of Edinburgh!!!
@womenindefence
#WiDAwards2019
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Genuine and authentic brief by
@UrchTyrone
today. Did you know our applications are at a historic high, with RMAS and Army Foundation College Harrogate full? More women in training than ever before and the fastest application to Army is 21 days? Great to be part of it!
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Some fantastic candidates coming through! Well done to you all 😀
Army Officer Selection opened its doors last week and boy was it a full on first week! Fantastic effort by all the staff AND candidates!!! Keep going guys you’re doing an amazing job!!!
#teamwork
#selection
@LMG12237
@hq_recruiting
@ArmyComdtRMAS
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Final day of Army Scholarship Boards. Extremely talented young people coming through. No matter what the outcome - you are all winners as far as I am concerned. 👍
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Conceptual command tasks can still be quite physical and challenging . Good luck to all this on Main Board the weekend.
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Delighted to be part of this inaugural event. Anita is an inspiration and there are many other ‘First Women’ to follow....!
A date for your diary ! 22nd September 18.30 GMT
PIONEERS IN YOUR LIVING ROOM
DRUM ROLL PLEASE 🥁🥁Our Very 1st FIRST WOMEN : LIVE!
A Q&A with real live Trailblazers Colonel Lucy Giles and Jill Pay what would you like to ask them ?
Email anita
@1stwomenuk
.co.uk For zoom invite!
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Good to have a short break and meet up with the amazing Moira Cameron at the Tower of London!
@FirstWomenUK
@ladyyeoman
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Need to do something with your old t-shirts….? Couldn’t part with this lot but couldn’t wear them all too…
@LoveKeepCreate
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Delighted to welcome our Main Board candidates! Beautiful day and some extremely talented young individuals.
#respectforothers
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This is absolutely fabulous news and extremely deserving of this wonderful, professional and very humble human being!
My warmest congratulations to General Dame Sharon Nesmith on her appointment as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. General Sharon has been a brilliant DCGS, and is a superb choice for this role.
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I had the pleasure of judging two of the categories this year. Absolutely awe inspiring... keep a look out on Monday for the shortlist!
We’ll be revealing the shortlist for the
#WiDAwards2020
next week 👀 Make sure to follow and keep an eye out to find out who has been shortlisted!
#WeAreWomenInDefence
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@HappyHead74
and myself ready in the green room for the first panel session of the
#DWN2023
conference!
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What a privilege to host
@ArmyComdtRMAS
for a final time at Westbury. We have all enjoyed the trust you have placed in AOSB over the last five years and wish you well in the future!
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Competing at the World Masters Orienteering Championships in the beautiful city of Kosice, Slovakia with a fabulous team from the RLC 🙂
@UKArmyLogistics
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I have just had one of the most amazing zoom interviews to date with the inspirational Imogen Papworth - an 11-year old footballing lioness that has raised £15,000 for charity, including
@SSAFA
by doing 7.1million kick ups. Look out for us on
#InternationalWomensDay
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This is just fantastic. Extraordinarily well done Preet!
#polarpreet
has just made
#history
becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition in Antartica. She completed the 700 miles in only 40 days.
#breakingboundaries
#thisgirlcan
#expedition
#nothingisimpossible
@TeamArmyUK
@mitie
@BritishArmy
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Wonderful to be at the
@womenindefence
shortlisting event at the Guildhall. Serious talent. Great company. Bags of humility all round. Just brilliant. 😀
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Would thoroughly recommend
@RAMMuseum
and
@FirstWomenUK
exhibition by the amazing Anita Corbin. It’s the first day of opening for the museum and it’s a great day out!
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At the glorious Sandringham estate with the UKAF Orienteering team for our annual match with British Universities. More pics to follow but grateful to
@theomm
and
@ThisIsBFBS
for their support!
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Another week of selecting our Army Scholars! As always the quality is great and it is impressive to see so many engaging young people. Thank you all for coming and really well done!
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First virtual tour of the AOSB conducted last night with 130+ officer cadets from Yorkshire Officer Training Regiment. Super fun and a great bunch of young, enthusiastic people at the end of the ‘Zoom’. Thank you!
@YorkshireOTR
@RMASandhurst
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A ‘dial in’ today with 800+ colleagues hosted by
@SiobhanHRSheri
@DefencePeople
@ChiefofAirStaff
and CDS. All are committed to combatting inappropriate behaviours and to do better across Defence. Fantastic to have our senior leadership so genuinely engaged.
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Delighted to be part of the leadership speaker series at RAF College Cranwell yesterday. Motivated, professionally curious officer cadets that were excellent hosts!
@RoyalAirForce
@ComdtCranwell
@RMASandhurst
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I’d like to invite headteachers or members of their career advisory team to Westbury to see the selection process for young people aiming for school scholarships. Registration Form:
More information:
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Fabulous to be with
@GGSurreyWest
at their County Day! Loads of training & activities for everyone to do 😀
@Guiding_LaSER
Ambassador!
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Fantastic to be with the winners of the Kings Challenge Cup! Well done to Zoe and the team!
@ExeterUOTC
@PlymUni
@UniofExeter
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Very excited to be heading to the Awards dinner tonight. There are some seriously talented people across the whole of the Defence Enterprise. Proud to be part of it! 👍
🌟⭐️⭐️It’s nearly time⭐️⭐️🌟
We are only hours away from the 2021 Women in Defence Awards - stay tuned here to see updates of the event!
Remember to show your support using the hashtags
#widawards2021
#wearewomenindefence
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Great to meet up with RSM and OCdts of Exeter UOTC at the Women in Leadership event hosted by Oxford UOTC last night. Really energised by the enthusiasm of the audience! Thankyou Jess, Hannah and Toby for pulling it all together!
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Fantastic to be at the
@womenindefence
awards. Always very humbling to see the selflessness and talent that abound in our sector. Welcome
@PreetChandi10
to the gang of previous winners and, more importantly, come back safely from your current adventures.
⭐Congratulations Capt Preet Chandi, on being this year's Inspirational Award Winner⭐
#WiDAward2022
#WeAreWomenInDefence
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Well, what a brilliant evening with over 40 Ravens from
@RWBassetRFC
! The girls are so inspiring as are the fantastic volunteer coaches! Awesome 👏🏻
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Over 520 of us in the room and another 500+ online. Engaging in some healthy debate and supporting the broad network. Fab. Never stop learning!
@DefWomenNetwork
@womenindefence
@DefWomenNetwork
2022 🇬🇧
Surrounded by amazing women, men, our
@BritishArmy
gender champion
@field_army
and leaders at all levels invested in our people and their personal perspectives.
#engage
#inspire
#empower
@ASN_CoChair_1
@ASN_CoChair
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Another stunning day at Westbury for those at the end of their 24 hour Briefing experience. Good luck for those that go forward to Main Board.
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Chatting with Sarah Walker this morning
@BBCBerkshire
on the advantages of cognitive diversity, the highlights of RMAS and the privilege of selecting the next generation of officers at AOSB.
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I’m taking part in Race to the Stones at the weekend - 100km in two days for WWTW - and with gratitude that I am able to do so after a major operation this time last year. You can donate by clicking here
Thank you x
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Sally fully desires this award. Her selfless commitment and unlimited kindness is brilliant. Well done and a credit to the Cadet Force !
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My husband has served for over 30 years in the Army. Much love and respect to him and to the male colleagues I have worked with over the years.
#InternationalMensDay2020
Keeping your head down, and cracking on with life? It’s time to change.
Keep looking after your body.
Keep looking after your mind.
Keep looking after your oppo.
Set an example for the next generation.
#InternationalMensDay
2020
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Delighted to be part of the
@compassgroupuk
military spouses day and
@SSAFA
#BigBrewUp
at Leighton House !
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Delighted to be an Ambassador for this fantastic charity! What an honour.
In celebration of
#InternationalWomensDay
WWTW is proud to announce the appointment of two new
#Ambassadors
, Colonel Lucy Giles and Victoria Loaiza who take their place among a diverse and accomplished group of WWTW
#Ambassadors
, including
@ElizabethHurley
&
@MrNickKnowles
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The Army has and is changing as I have personally experienced over the last 30 years. The panel discussion with Sarah Atherton and Baroness Goldie on
@BBCRadio4
this morning recognised some uncomfortable truths but also provided an opportunity to say what has and will be done.
Our reputation and performance is defined by how we treat our people and the Atherton Report on women in the Armed Forces is a sobering and challenging read. Culture, behaviour and leadership are all in the spotlight. Reform and improvement is non-negotiable.
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Watching ‘Inside the Bomb Squad’ this evening. Great programme highlighting the critical work of 11 EOD.
@UKArmyLogistics
#InsideTheBombSquad
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Fantastic!
An absolutely historic achievement for our first woman to pass the immensely tough All Arms
#Commando
Course, Capt Eve Newton. Hoofing! 👇👇👇
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Congratulations to Jeremy Tucker who was nominated today for all the hard work he does in supporting AOSB candidates at the Recruiting Group virtual awards ceremony!
@CapitaPlc
@hq_recruiting
@CathPossamai
@UrchTyrone
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Very much looking forward to visiting Dauntsey’s next month; a great opportunity to meet the next generation of talented young women and men. 😊
Looking forward to hearing from
@LMG12237
Colonel Lucy Giles when she gives the next Mercers’ Lecture on April 20th. Book on the school website if you would like to come!
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It was a delight to welcome members of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme to Westbury to get an insight of what we do. Great fun !
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Three hours and 16km in …at this rate should do 60 km! That’s 37 miles ish!!!
#keepattacking
! To donate to Walking with the Wounded see the link in my profile. Thanks in advance x
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Celebrating the 90th birthday of the awe inspiring conservationist and harbinger of hope, Dr Jane Goodhall DBE with my friend, the amazing Rosemary Reed (complete with ‘Mr H’) 😁
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#WiDAwards2020
. Really enjoying this event with some amazing finalists - you are all awesome!
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Interesting start to the New Year for staff and students, conducting urban terrain walks and wargaming.
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Great to have the opportunity to engage with people interested in being an officer in the Army. Lovely to chat with the officer cadets from Glasgow and Strathclyde UOTC in an AOSB virtual tour!
@GSUOTCOfficial
@COGSUOTC
@RMASandhurst
@UKArmyOfficer
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⭐The Women in Defence UK Awards 2022 Shortlist has been announced!⭐
Congratulations to all those nominated for an Award this year.
Head over to the website to see the Shortlist: []()
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Delighted to host another Employer Engagment day at Westbury. Really important to recognise the vital role of our Reserves and the valuable skills that the Army can bring to the civilian sector.
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