By Ian Drury, Defence Correspondent PUBLISHED: 19:22 EST, 29 December 2013 | UPDATED: 19:23 EST, 29 December 2013 Sue Gray, 50, has been promoted to Air Vice-Marshal, the highest military rank ever held by a woman in Britain A woman who joined the RAF after finishing university has been promoted to the highest military rank to be held by a female in Britain. Sue Gray, 50, has been made an Air Vice-Marshal - equivalent in seniority to a Major General in the Army or a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy. She is only the second female two-star officer in the UK's Armed Forces.
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Sue Gray, 50, has been promoted to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal
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It is the highest military rank ever held by a woman in the UK
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Ms Gray joined the RAF from University 28 years ago
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She said: 'It is an immense privilege to have served my country in the @placeholder and I am delighted to continue to do this in my new role as director of combat air.
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As part of her new role Ms Gray will be responsible for buying and maintaining all @placeholder aircraft (file picture)
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Women make up about 10 per cent of @placeholder personnel, or 14 per cent of the RAF, 9 per cent of the Royal Navy and 8 per cent of the Army.