Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

Sarah Edith Sharkey is an Australian physician, medical administrator, and a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy. She has been Commander Joint Health and Surgeon General of the

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since 2 December 2019. While holding the rank of

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, Sharkey was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) in the

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for "outstanding achievement as the Director of Clinical Governance and Projects and Australian Defence Force Health Services Project Transition Lead". She was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in the Military Division, in the

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"for exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in the management of health care".

Personal life

Sharkey is married to Frank and has four children.

References

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