Jude Terry | |
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![]() Rear Admiral Terry in 2022 | |
Born | Jersey | 17 September 1973
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1997–present |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Alma mater | University of Dundee |
Spouse(s) | Noel Charlton (m. 2009–2012) |
Rear Admiral Judith Helen Terry CB OBE (born 17 September 1973) is a senior Royal Navy officer. In May 2021, it was announced that she would be promoted to rear admiral in 2022, thereby becoming the first woman to hold non-honorary flag rank in the Royal Navy. [1] [2] She became Naval Secretary and Director of People and Training. [3]
Terry was born in Jersey in 1973. [4] She was educated at Jersey College for Girls, a fee-paying school on the island. [3] She studied anatomical sciences at the University of Dundee, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1997. [5] [6] She later studied at King's College London, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in defence studies in 2012. [4]
Terry was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 17 September 1997. [7] She trained and served as a logistics and supply officer. [4] She was promoted to commander on 30 June 2014. [8] She has served on the survey vessel HMS Scott, [9] and as head of logistics on HMS Ocean, the United Kingdom's helicopter carrier. [10] She served for three years at Permanent Joint Headquarters, [9] for which she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours. [11]
Terry was promoted to commodore on 8 March 2021. [12] She then served as Deputy Director People at Navy Command. [13] She was promoted to rear admiral on 12 January 2022, [14] becoming the first woman to hold that rank in the Royal Navy. [1] In January 2022, she was appointed Director People and Training and Naval Secretary. [2] [13]
Terry was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2025 New Year Honours. [15]