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13 New Year's Resolutions...
Jan/Feb 2022
Jamaica Appoints First Female Head of the Jamaica Defense Force - Rear Admiral Antonette Sandra-Lee Wemyss Gorman
Tips For Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions This Year
Why do resolutions fail?
• Self-resistance. Our fears play a major role in holding us back from achieving our goals. We must take the leap to meet our higher self, which cause us to cross some hidden hurdles and end up finding our flaws. Only then can we face and address our flaws to achieve self-improvement. Fear of abandonment. We have a propensity to dive deeply into the valleys of “what ifs,”, which leads to fear of the changes that might come and there-by cause us lose love ones who were there when we needed them. We must be confident in ourselves and challenge both ourselves and our innercircle to stand by us as we evolve. Change your mindset to change your behavior. Unless you work on your inner self, you may not be able to accomplish anything completely. The loopholes will always maintain the gap between your goals and achieving them. Self reflection on your why. Is the why important enough for the effort required to achieve the goal? How would life be once your resolution is fruitful? Choose your circle wisely. If the people around you don't support you, it may be time to make a change. Like-minded people attract each other, and are more likely to keep pushing you to do better.
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman walk together at the JDF's 12th change of Command Parade
ear Admiral Antonette WemyssGorman, a career officer with more than 29 years of service, she has performed at strategic levels of command within her technical area of expertise and in other domains, both internal and external to the JDF. Rear Admiral Antonette WemyssGorman stands strong as a woman who has made history many times over during her life-time. - She stands as the first female officer to attain a Flag rank in the Jamaican army,
- She has assumed command and she takes this office as the the first woman Chief of Defense Staff. The holder of a master's degree with a distinction in national security and strategic studies from the University of the West Indies, she has held various command appointments across the force and is responsible for the establishment of the Caribbean Military Maritime Training Centre and the Maritime Air and Cyber Command, which includes the JDF Coast Guard, the JDF Air Wing and Special Forces.
Other notable appointments, external to the JDF, include a secondment to the Ministry of Transport and Works as deputy director for marine transport, appointments to the Fisheries Advisory Board, and the National COVID-19 Response Advisory Committee. Wemyss-Groman who joined the Jamaican Defence Force in 1992, said the JDF is prepared to tackle the crime and violence issue facing the country. “I will lead by example and encourage every member to execute their duty cognizant of our core values, we must do our jobs well and to the best of our ability,” she advised the force. "I must thank the Governor General and the Defense Corp for their trust and confidence in appointing me to this position. I consider the immense responsibilities inherited. It is hard to bear that my size seven-and-a-half feet have some very large shoes to fill,"she said.