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I’m curious what your experience has been with your leadership and your peers. I’ve had several LGBTQ sailors serve under me and one transitioning sailor. I can tell you it was a little strange dealing with the pronouns, but hopefully I didn’t cross any lines? I know it all can be a mixed bag, but the military needs every able bodied person they can get regardless of who they identify as.

I’m glad you’ve had a positive experience. I wish everyone going through a transition in the military had the same. Sadly I know that’s not the case everywhere. I’m also glad the people in your command were open to the process and seemed genuinely interested. Thanks for the answer!

I’ll hit 20 years of active duty navy service in 16 days. I’ve never once heard anyone refer to it as MOS, nor have I used that term. Marine Corps and Army, sure. Navy not once. Also, we don’t use rank instead of rate. They are two entirely different things. Rank - E-1 through E-9 or O-1 through O-10. Rate is your enlisted specialty. Air Traffic Control, for example - AC1, rate is AC. Rank is Petty Officer First Class. Officers don’t have rates, they have designators. Mine is 1310 for pilot. Maybe I’m the A-hole, but what you said was incorrect.

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