{"id":13940,"date":"2016-02-09T02:23:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T02:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=13940"},"modified":"2016-02-09T02:24:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T02:24:30","slug":"nadja-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/nadja-west","title":{"rendered":"Once An Orphan, Nadja West Becomes The First Black Female Three-Star General In The US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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She is being honored in an official ceremony.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An amazing accomplishment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West was awarded a third star for her recent promotion to Army Surgeon General and Commanding General. The Senate confirmed her position in December. She will be advising the Secretary of the Army and Army Chief of Staff with health care. She will also oversee the organization and direction of all Army health care systems. There are over 48 medical treatment facilities to oversee, which provide care to almost 4 million people. Her appointment to 44th Surgeon General is effective immediately, but the official ceremony will take place February 9th.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13941\" style=\"width: 708px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/naja-west-lt-general.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"708\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/naja-west-lt-general.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/naja-west-lt-general-85x61.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/naja-west-lt-general.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>An impressive work history<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from West Point and a Doctorate of Medicine from the George Washington University School of Medicine. She has served at several army hospitals, clinics, and medical missions. Her previous assignment includes: Commanding General, Europe Regional Medical Command; Commander of Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, N.C.; and Division Surgeon, 1st Armored Division, Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany. She was also Deputy Commander for Integration at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Most recently, she served as the Joint Staff Surgeon at the Pentagon. Before becoming Surgeon General, she had already made her mark in the army by becoming Army Medicine&#8217;s first black female two-star general. She was historically promoted to major general in 2013. Regarding her new position, she said: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cMy parents taught me to work hard and be the best I can be and things will work out. I\u2019m just really honored. If anything at all, I hope I can be an inspiration to anyone or any group that has not seen themselves in certain positions. We all want to see people who look like us doing certain things to give us inspiration. Hopefully, I can inspire someone to be able to say, &#8216;I can do that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13942\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/8813757276_3a01e82a57_b.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/8813757276_3a01e82a57_b.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/8813757276_3a01e82a57_b-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/8813757276_3a01e82a57_b-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7344\/8813757276_3a01e82a57_b.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>She grew up with an uncertain future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West revealed that while growing up in Washington D.C, she:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<strong>was once an orphan with an uncertain future. And I am incredibly honored and humbled to lead such a distinguished team of dedicated professionals who are entrusted with the care of our nation\u2019s sons and daughters, veterans and family members. \u00a0She <\/strong>added<strong> \u201cWhile our Army and our nation face tough challenges in the future, I am confident that collectively we have the right skills, commitment, and talent to meet those challenges with mission success.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13943\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/west_875x400_0-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/west_875x400_0-1.jpg 700w, 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