HRT in military reserves

[kalt]

I think it's over.
A friend of mine from math class happens to be one of the badmouthing drill instructors off the island.
He managed to get what was up out of me and told me that I should do what was best for me.
He kind of forced me to call my recruiter then and there.
God, I wish he wasn't married>.>

But anyways.
I go on friday for a discharge interview.  I talk to a Major and sign some papers.

I'm setting up an appointment with a Dr. Erhardt in Georgia sometime in November, unless I can make it sooner by some financial miracle.  I'm covered on Bluecross Blue Shield and I know they're picky about psychological coverage, so I'm probably going to pay out of pocket.  Hopefully, the bloodwork and hormoens won't be.

If any of you have reccomendations for someone closer to Beaufort, South Carolina and who's got a good reputation, by all means, share.


I can't shake the feeling like I've done something really wrong.  I feel as if I've betrayed someone, something.  I feel an amazing relief though, an anticipation of the future that's coming at me like a tidal wave.  All it takes is simply a choice, and my whole life is turning upside down.

I'm going to be cutting.  By that, I mean I'm going to be dropping weight, as much as I can.  Eliptical machines are your friends:)

[cindybc]

Has anyone here suffered with a really bad case of the Id. Like it's kind of sneaky like, sneaks up behind you and  "Wham!" it hits you and then you get this urge to go bug somebody. 

From the mischievous inner child

Cindy

Ok you may now resume the regular broadcast.

[kalt]

Has anyone here suffered with a really bad case of the Id. Like it's kind of sneaky like, sneaks up behind you and  "Wham!" it hits you and then you get this urge to go bug somebody. 

From the mischievous inner child

Cindy

Ok you may now resume the regular broadcast.

Woman, go train your Superego to CONTROL your Id.
Seriously.  Noone wants your hugs.  Bad hugs.  Cooties.

[Terra]

Hey kalt, not sure if it has been mentioned but having been in kinda the same boat you were I thought i'd pass something on. Your HRT will show up on a drug test. I asked my petty officer (prior navy) when I was trying to make sense of this. He told me that yes the HRT will show up. it wouldn't for a civilian drug test but apparently in the military they test for everything. Its one of the reasons I had to wait longer to get out because if they find your HRT its a dishonorable.

Then again, this was Navy and full time enlisted, not the reserves. I've also been told (military legal defense network, check em out) that there have been a few cases of reserve military personnel being able to transition, however I know nothing about those cases. Also, one of my friends who was prior air force says that depending how you tell a psych tech depends on maybe an honorable with your benefits...if you avoid saying its a prior existing condition. How you do that I don't know but apparently GID could in theory be blamed on the military. Again, I could be wrong.

I hope this helps at least so you don't get in trouble.

[Wing Walker]

I think it's over.
A friend of mine from math class happens to be one of the badmouthing drill instructors off the island.
He managed to get what was up out of me and told me that I should do what was best for me.
He kind of forced me to call my recruiter then and there.
God, I wish he wasn't married>.>

But anyways.
I go on friday for a discharge interview.  I talk to a Major and sign some papers.

It was good that you had so many people available to talk with you today as it is a government holiday, the observance of Columbus Day.

Wow, that's some kind of influence, to get the right people on a government holiday, and get an appointment for a discharge interview on Friday.  Discharged without ever serving, not so much as the medical and mental screening in basic.  That's pretty good, too.  Maybe you can copyright your system and sell it to others who need it.

Been there, earned my stripes,

Wing Walker

[Seshatneferw]

I can't shake the feeling like I've done something really wrong.  I feel as if I've betrayed someone, something.

You have, of course: in a sense, your parents who wanted you to enlist, and in some ways also the USMC who recruited you in good faith. On the other hand, though, the other option would have meant betraying yourself, and in a more real sense the USMC. Either way, there would be bad feelings and some sense of betrayal, but from the sound of it there's no doubt you made the right choice.

Hope it works out.

  Nfr

[Tanya1]

hey kalt, I think it's a good idea that your getting out of the military.- I'm not going to bash or attack you for taking HRT because you are getting out of the military, if you were staying I would think your foolish. The military is tough and if your full of estrogen you better pray you'll live because military training isn't suitable for the majority of women. Not to mention people will notice your breasts, you will get emotional(if you cry you will be looked down upon).

To be honest (I don't want to hurt your feelings) You look like a male BUT a little feminime. Your jawline gives it all away- but you have feminime lips, eyes, skin tone etc. Your shoulder is very huge and broad looking in the pic. You look VERY built and muscular. you mentioned that you lift wieghts- they increase T even in women!-that's correct!

honestly you look intimidating to me strenght wise.

If you want your hrt to be more effective I suggest you start a cardio workout and yoga.- this will help your transition enormously- increasing blood flow means better absorbtion of hormones.

[kalt]

honestly you look intimidating to me strenght wise.

I am.  Proud of it but ashamed of how it makes me look.  It's my anti drug.  Lifting weights isn't as hard as cardio.

If you want your hrt to be more effective I suggest you start a cardio workout and yoga.- this will help your transition enormously- increasing blood flow means better absorbtion of hormones.

That's what I'm doing now.
I'm already certified as a yoga instructor, super flexible.
And all I'm doing is cardio, legs and chest now.  No more shoulders, arms, torso, back, lats, anything!
Just chest, so as to stretch the skin out as much as possible so that possibly(by my theory) when the boobs start coming then they'll have it better off.
And I believe that keeping my thighs, if not making them larger and larger calves, will help balance out the lower body to the upper body.  It already does, in fact.
That, combined with a very low fat low carb diet and tons of cardio(twice a day at times) should drop me down.  3 months into HRT I intend to start increasing my fat intake(olive oil is your friend) and splurging for two weeks, every two months.
Maybe we'll all be surprised to see old-school bodybuilding techniques work on feminization;-)

Posted on: October 10, 2007, 09:34:04 PMSo, the update is that I'm discharged.

Got up this morning and headed to Columbia w/ pops.  He was talking about how much of a shame it was that I was being discharged(he didn't know the whole deal) and how much he wanted this to work for me.
I waited forever to talk to the Major.
He was pretty much an over critical jackhole, but I guess that's his job.
"Do you know why you're here?"
"I was sent here to be discharged sir."
"You just think it's that easy to get out of the Marines?"
"According to the information on the Marine website, designed by Marines, it is."
"That's a lot of bs.  Why do you want out?"
"I don't think the Marines fit me."
"What do you mean?"
"I just don't think that I have enough control in my life with the Marines."
And so it went on...
Blah.
Eventually it got down to the point, I took a deep breath and explained what was up.  He interrogated me further, and further, and further, asking if I was just saying that to get out, and finally discharged me for admittance to something(not sure if it was transsexualism or mental conditions or homosexual tendencies, conduct unbecoming, whatver).

Point being, it's over.
Now I just need to find a flippin therapist.
+not fail college^_^

Thanks for all the support peoples.

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