Joining the JDF in 1992, she completed her professional training at the Britannia Royal Naval College, HMS Dryadin, and the United States Naval War College. At the time, she was the commanding officer of the JDF Coast Guard. In 2018, she became the first woman to serve as a JDF Coast Guard naval captain in the region. Wemyss-Gorman is accustomed to breaking a path for women in the military. She received her Commodore rank in December of 2019 and currently provides strategic guidance to the JDF to support the vision of the Chief of Defense Staff. Prior to the selection of Wemyss-Gorman, a 29-year veteran to the army, the Defense Board interviewed three senior Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) officers. According to the Office of the Prime Minister, Wemyss-Gorman, 48, will also receive a promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral with her appointment as army chief. When Commodore Antonette Wemyss-Gorman succeeds retiring General Rocky Meade as Chief of Defense Staff in January 2022 she will become the first woman to serve in that role.
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