Well done, Captain Philippa Tattersall. I want to say, for many of us ex-service chaps, congratulations to Pip for passing all the gruelling tests to be the first woman to earn her Green Beret, a task many men have failed.
She deserves cheers from us all and, one hopes, an early promotion to Major when she has settled down in her new unit.
I also know that all Pip's friends, ex-pupils and classmates at Roedean will be overjoyed now she has passed out with honours and has a great Army future ahead of her and, possibly, will be a top-brass officer in 20 years or so.
-Gerald E Spicer, North Road, Portslade
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