Rapid evolution

One of its most senior female officers reflects on the changing face of the Royal Australian Air Force

When I was 16, I decided to join the Air Force. I thought the Air Force was the closest thing to Star Trek; there would be diversity in leadership, exploration, the most amazing technology, and I would be saving the world every day.

So I went to recruiting and they asked what I wanted to be. I said that eventually I wanted to run the Air Force, so whatever led to that.