An Introduction

[Linnea]

Hello, my name is Linnea and I just recently started my transition MtF. With everything being shut down due to covid I've been looking for a place where I can talk and hopefully learn from others who have gone through similar situations.

 

I'm 29 years old and am currently Active-Duty in the Navy. It took me a while to get all my paperwork squared away and approved by my command, but a few months ago they finally approved my request. It feels good to have started this journey after all these years, and I'm looking forward to this new chapter of my life. 

 

This process is all very new to me, and it had been recommended that I find some kind of support group where I can talk to others. The Navy does offer some, but most of them were cancelled due to covid, and all I have access to now are via teleconference. So I figured I'd look around for more options and here I am. With that being said, once again hello and I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season.

[Susan R]

Hello @Linnea, Congratulations on your recent approval by command and thank you for all you do as Active-Duty Military. I think this forum and the people who frequent it can be of great assistance to you. We are all here for various reasons but most, like you, need support, advice, and trusting friendships. If there’s ever a question or topic you need information about feel free to reach out. We all want to help each other and that’s what makes this place so wonderful. I’m glad you joined us.

 

Good Luck and Warm Regards,

Susan R?

[Timber Wolf]

Hi Linnea,

Welcome to Transpulse. I'm glad you're here!

 

Lots of love,

Timber Wolf?

[Vanessa Michelle]

Hi @Linneaand welcome to the group!! We are so glad to have you here! Thanks for the introduction and a bit of your story! Also, congratulations on beginning your transition!

[Gabriel]

Hi @Linnea, welcome

 

As Susan said, this is a place full of kind people with experience, support, personal stories or all of them at the same time, coming from different perspectives of our journey. We are all different, yet we all overlap somewhere.

 

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season too

Gabriel

[Audrey]

Welcome Linnea! Thank you for your dedicated service in the Navy.

I'm happy you've joined the community and I'm sure you'll find the support you're seeking as you start your transition journey. I'm fairly early in my transition as well, and I've found the warmth and acceptance here very valuable.

 

Love,

~Audrey.

[KayC]

Hi Linnea! nice to meet you, and Welcome!

9 hours ago, Linnea said:

I've been looking for a place where I can talk and hopefully learn from others who have gone through similar situations.

I would like to say, from my experience here, you have found the right place! 

Congratulations on the start of your journey, and I am really happy your command is supportive.  I hope you can get to the point of in-person therapy soon, because I have found that very helpful myself.

 

In the meantime, feel free to lean on everybody here for whatever you want to know, and I am sure you can also share your experiences for others too.

Deep breaths ... one step at a time❣️
 

[KathyLauren]

Hi, Linnea, and welcome.

 

Congratulations on getting started on your journey.  I am glad that you have support from the brass.  This is a great place to share experiences, ask questions, and even vent when necessary.  It is a very supportive group. 

 

Regards,

Kathy

[Princess-audra]

Welcome. I am myself going through the MtF as well. I can here through a recommendation of someone on youtube, and the local LGBT group has been down since covid started. Hope yours goes smoothly.

[Rosie.]

Hey Linnea! 
 
Welcome welcome! I’m also very new to this forum! It sounds like you’ve put in a lot of effort and scaled some mountains in relation to your gender. That’s SO AWESOME and It makes me feel a little less scared about my transition in the legal world. 

 

I really hope you find the support you are looking for here. 
 

Much love,

 

Rosie. 

[Astrid]

Welcome, @Linnea!  As you move forward on your journey, feel free to ask anything at all -- folks here have a wide range of experiences from all walks of life and milestones. We are here to affirm and to support you!

 

Best wishes,

 

Astrid

[Linnea]

I really appreciate the nice comments from everyone, thank you.

 

Yeah though, I've been at a few commands now and their level of support for me has been surprising. The amount of paperwork and instructions I've had to do/be in accordance with was a little intimidating at first, but I have been very thorough. Most of the people in my chains of command told me that I was the first transgender person they've had to work with, so its been a group learning experience.

 

I've read the navy instructions that I needed to follow in their entirety and that has been the most helpful thing for me. I have done everything I've needed to do from the beginning without cutting any corners, so even if people don't want to help me it doesn't matter, especially now that everything is approved.

 

I'm just glad that the bulk of the paperwork is over and I can just start living my life. The navy hasn't always been very good to me, and for a while it was down right nasty. But that command is in the distant past, and right now I'm actually enjoying my time in the navy.

 

For the first time in a long while I'm looking forward to the future, and it feels pretty good.

[Lexi C]

Hey Linnea 

Welcoming a board.

There a few ladies in the same situation as you on this site. Hopefully they will reach out.

Be Safe, BE Proud and KEEP KICKING ASS

 

[Gabriel]

6 hours ago, Linnea said:

For the first time in a long while I'm looking forward to the future, and it feels pretty good.

That's wonderful. You earned and deserve that