Jasmine “Jazz” Young

Jasmine “Jazz” Young's Biography

With a passion for aviation, Jasmine ‘Jazz’ Young has become the first Australian female to ever be deployed to combat on fast jet operations. As Flight Lieutenant for the F/A-18F Super Hornet Weapon Systems Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (“RAAF”), Jazz is passionate about protecting and serving her country.

At the age of 17, Jazz joined the RAAF, attending the Australian Defence Force Academy to undertake a Bachelor of Business and Air Force Officer Training. She went on to complete flight training and worked hard in order to be selected for ‘fast jet’ operations on the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

Over her career, Jazz has flown both nationally and internationally, conducting training exercises and deployments with her Squadron. In 2014 and 2015, she was deployed to the Middle East to combat Islamic State forces as part of the Air Task Group.

Currently posted to the RAAF’s Air Combat Transition Office, Jazz is a part of a specialist strategic planning and change management team, looking at the Air Force’s transition from the F/A-18A/B Hornet to the F-35A capability.

With an incredible story, Jazz shares with audiences her inspiring journey of determination, compassion and humility. She shows audiences how they can open doors, rise above challenges and make success a habit in everyday life.

Speaking Topics Include

High Performance and Operational Excellence - Fighter squadrons achieve their strategic objectives 98 percent of the time, but in business they are achieved as low as 13 percent. Under this topic Jazz shares the process military aviators use to operate at a high performance level and the tools she uses to stay agile, innovative and a step ahead at all times.

Inspire. Women. Succeed. - Jazz shares with her audience how she overcame challenges to succeed in a complex and largely male dominated world. She offers practical, confidence building advice that anyone can use to push open doors, forge their own careers and succeed.

The Success Habit - With an incredible story filled with determination, Jazz shows audiences how success can be a habit by focussing on goals, doing simple things well and surrounding yourself with the right people.