Episode 28: LCol (Retired) Shelley Peters (Canadian Armed Forces)

Shoot Like A Girl

Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Shelley Peters is a trailblazer for women and the Black community. In 1982, she became the first Black woman to serve in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Shelley joined the RCAF in 1986 as a Military Police Officer, retiring in 2012 as the highest-ranking black woman. From April to October 2002, Lieutenant-Colonel Peters served as the Provost Marshal and Chief Force Protection Officer for the multinational NATO mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina. She has also held positions such as the Director of Human Rights and Diversity, the Deputy Chair for the Committee of Women in the NATO Forces, Military service runs in the Peters family. Her father, pilot Walter ‘Wally’ Peters received his wings in 1963. Wally was a Snowbirds legend. He charted a path for black aviators, and served as the military’s first Human Rights Officer. --------- www.instagram.com/shootlikeagirlpodcast/ [e-mail]