▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁military ▁career , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁University ▁regiment ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁conduct ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁combat ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁soldier . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁B oss ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁She ▁then ▁pract ised ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁as ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁and ▁pro sec utor . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁B oss ▁was ▁a ▁legal ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁University ▁regiment . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁conduct ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁combat ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁soldier . ▁B oss ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Territ orial ▁Army , ▁and ▁has ▁seen ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Reg ular ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army ▁Reserve , ▁including ▁deploy ments ▁to ▁East ▁Tim or , ▁Ira q , ▁and ▁Afghan istan . ▁B oss ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cons pic uous ▁Service ▁Cross ▁for ▁re organ ising ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Regiment ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Army ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁B oss ▁began ▁pract ising ▁as ▁a ▁bar r ister . ▁She ▁began ▁pract