Simone Wilkie

Simone Wilkie
Brigadier Wilkie in Afghanistan, August 2012
Born	1964 (age 59–60) Ballarat, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1983–2018
Rank	Major General
Commands	Australian Defence College Army Recruit Training Centre Corps of Staff Cadets, Royal Military College, Duntroon 136 Signal Squadron
Battles/wars	Cambodia Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia Commendation for Distinguished Service Bronze Star Medal (United States)

Major General Simone Louise Wilkie, AO (née Burt, born 1964) is a retired Australian Army officer who was the Australian Deputy National Commander in the War in Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012. She was Assistant Chief of Staff to General David Petraeus during the Iraq War troop surge of 2007, and was the first female Commanding Officer of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and Commandant at the Army Recruit Training Centre at Kapooka. In March 2013 the Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith, announced her promotion to major general to take over as Commander of the Australian Defence College in July 2013.