I'm this close to asking a navy recruiter to elaborate on whatever the fuck he meant that my transition "must be done 18 months" before I'd enlist.
Also, I find it weird I can be such an obnoxious leftist online, but really fall for the naval officers' program pitch so well. It just sounds cool as hell.
And the well-written Navy manual for transitioning servicepeople kind of caught me off guard and my tearducts tickle?
Ughhhh I need to read something reminding me our president is crazy and likely to make any military job hell.
Where I could possibly get to do neat robot or nuclear reactor stuff.
@ikea_femme figure out how to get a job at Hanford, they probably need the help :}
@kel I said I wanted a job, not to get an incision-less orchiectomy using the power of the atom.
@ikea_femme hah! *wry giggle* I actually poked once at a hazily specified posting for a government job in central WA that led to a follow-up questionnaire highly suggestive of Hanford work. I did try for it but no luck :(
I kind of pointed out to the recruiter doing the on-campus presentation that his transgender recruit policy made no sense because it was so vague, and he just was all "Oh, well it's a gray area if you aren't getting the surgery."
So I had a pretty strong hunch he didn't memorize the trans policy that well.
Kinda tempted to send him an email all, "Hi Mr. Navy Guy, I'm the trans who asked you how to get a job with the navy and you said I had to be done transitioning, which to me sounded weird since that's a lifelong process? And also, if you're talking hormones, I started them seven months ago, is that what you meant? If I need to get GCS, they won't even consider me until next January. And ironically, I cannot afford such a surgery without money and health insurance, which is what I hear you can get from the Navy.
You ever read catch 22? I tried, but I put it down to read Murakami, and then I realized from murakami I had gender dysphoria..."
I'd have pressed for more in person if I wasn't nervous discussing my private parts in front of my classmates. He actually said surgeries, so I really was like, "did he mean just genital stuff, or breasts and junk, too, because doctors and wpath really don't let you rush that..."
I think I just like the straightforward rules and structure, being so autistic.
@ikea_femme are u okay with killing ppl, directly or indirectly? Having to obey orders, from FCKN d. Troll?
Dunno, military would NEVER be an option to me. Military rules may be trans-friendly, fellow soldiers most likely not. Ur overlord definitely not. Good luck when t. Is impeached & pence becomes President.
Just don't .
@ikea_femme ✋ I'm a (thankfully-former) submarine officer, ask me anything
I will *try* not to get too deep into 'splaining why joining the Navy is a terrible idea
I think it's just that the uniforms are cute. I just need to find another job with cute uniforms.