Air Vice-Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes ...

Tamara Nancy Jennings, (born in 1973) is a British solicitor and senior

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...

officer. Since September 2018, she has served as Director of Legal Services and head of the

RAF Legal Branch The Royal Air Force Legal Branch (RAFLB) or Directorate Legal Services (DLS) - as it is better known - is the uniformed legal service provider for the Royal Air Force. It consists of solicitors and barristers qualified in a Commonwealth jurisd ...

Early life

Jennings was born on 27 August 1973 in Akrotiri, Cyprus, the daughter of Nigel John Quincey and Janet Mary Quincey. She attended Kesteven and Sleaford High School and

Lady Manners School Lady Manners School is an English secondary school located in Bakewell, a market town in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. It was founded on 20 May 1636 by Grace, Lady Manners, who lived at Haddon Hall, the current home of Lord and La ...

. She received an LLB from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle and an MA from King's College London. She was admitted as a solicitor in July 1998, and went on to practice law in

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RAF career

On 25 May 2000, Jennings was commissioned into the

of the

(RAF) with the rank of flight lieutenant. She moved from a short service to a permanent commission on 19 April 2004, allowing her to serve in the RAF until retirement. She was promoted to

squadron leader Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr in the RAF ; SQNLDR in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly sometimes S/L in all services) is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is als ...

on 25 May 2004, and to

wing commander Wing commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, the IAF, and the PAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, formerly sometimes W/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank in the British Royal Air Force and air forces of many countries which have historical ...

on 25 May 2010. She has work at HQ Personnel and Training Command, HQ Strike Command,

RAF Brize Norton Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force. It is close to the village of Brize Norton, and the towns of Carterton and Witney. The statio ...

, and HQ Air Command. In 2017, Jennings was promoted to air commodore. She served as Deputy Director Legal Services (RAF) from May 2017 to 2018. On 29 September 2018, she was appointed Director of Legal Services (RAF) and promoted to

air vice-marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes ...

. In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jennings was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). She was awarded the

Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal The Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a medal awarded to regular members of the Royal Air Force in recognition of long service. It was instituted by King George V in 1919, the year following the establishment of the world's ...

in 2018.

References

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