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S.Korea Names First Female General |
Colonel Yang Sung-sook was promoted to brigadier general Thursday, the first female general in South Korea's military history, according to the South Korean Defense Ministry.
The 51-year-old Yang, a medical colonel of the South Korean Army, will serve as head of the Military Nursing Academy.
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Colonel Yang Sung-sook was promoted to brigadier general Thursday, the first female general in South Korea's military history, according to the South Korean Defense Ministry.
The 51-year-old Yang, a medical colonel of the South Korean Army, will serve as head of the Military Nursing Academy.
Yang, who graduated from Chonnam National University with a bachelor of nursing science, began her military career as a second lieutenant in 1973. She has since served in various medical posts throughout the Army.
"As the nation's first female general, I will do my best for the military and the country. I hope this promotion will encourage other female officers," one-star General Yang said. Now South Korean has a total of 2,600 military women.
Meanwhile, the Defense Ministry announced promotions of five Army major generals to the rank of three-star general, seven Army brigadier generals to two-star generals.
In the Navy, five commodores were made rear admirals while four Air Force one-star officers were promoted to major generals.
In addition, 53 Army colonels, including Yang Sung-sook, 12
Navy captains and 11 Air Force colonels were promoted to one-star
generals.
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