I'm ashamed to say that with the hype over all of the other characters being so hyped, I had completely spaced on the situation of a major character. I'm not alone, if reaction on Matt Easton's "Scholagladiatoria" Youtube channel is anything to go by.
What has happened with General Organa, whose family is strong in The Force and who was referenced by Yoda when he said, "There is another" over the decades preceding the movie? Did she follow the military route? Did she develop her control of The Force? Both?