Anthony Palmer (British Army officer)
Anthony Palmer CBE is a retired British Lieutenant-General and was Deputy Chief of Defence Staff responsible for personnel in the British Army.[1] He retired in 2005 and is now Chairman of the Pakistan Society.[2]
Initiatives
He organised a summer adventure camp for black youths in conjunction with the Commission for Racial Equality.[3]
He introduced gender-fair training for women in the army after it was found that a policy of equal treatment resulted in a high level of injuries for female recruits.[4]
He launched Project Compass to help ex-service homeless find employment.[5]
References
- ^ Jeremy Paxman (Tuesday, 4 November 2003), Army bullying allegations, BBC, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/3241133.stm
- ^ Partnership with Private Sector Vital to Eliminate Poverty, Business Recorder, 2006-06-17, http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan023562.htm
- ^ Hugh Muir (Monday August 20, 2007), Black army officers recruited to help stop gang violence, The Guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/aug/20/ukcrime.race
- ^ Michael Evans (March 22, 2005), Women pay painful price for equal military training, London: The Times, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article434024.ece
- ^ Launch of project to help ex-service homeless find employment, UK Government, 17 June 2004, http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21665939_ITM
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