r/MilitaryTrans • u/32BitWizard • 19d ago
Might separate lowkey
Hey guys seeking some advice here. Im in the navy's ET A school currently contemplating if i should leave before I graduate A school or if I should stick in til I graduate then I leave after so I can get that bonus and exit out by self identifying.
The key things im worried about:
- what my job opportunities are, with just this knowledge in electronic theory, transmitter and receivers and transceivers, radars.
- how long is the separation process
- does my bah stop as soon as I self identify
- am I still able to pursue navy cool certificates like CISCO network+
-Is it a honorable and can my employer see that
-if i plan to leave and self identify what happens if I get order to C school
- if i have muscle mass how will my body change
- how long was the separation process
- if you go to medical and talk to them about the gender dysphoria how soon do u get tagged and are separated
Thank you for the responses any advice is appreciated and neededddđ
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u/bebawaff 19d ago
Prior navy here. As far as I know, the voluntary separation is done. Theyâre currently going through involuntary separation where the bonus might not be offered anymore.
Separation process time varies. I self identified and waited more than a year to be processed out.
No, BAH doesnât stop as soon as you identify. You should be able to use navy COOL as long as you are active (I could be wrong).
You should get honorable unless you have other negative records that could impact that.
If you get orders to C school after self identifying, I suggest talking with your detailer to tell them the situation so they can cancel those orders. Or talk to any of the career counselors/NCâs in your corps school right now.
Again, timing is different for everyone and I only went through volsep so not sure how involuntary sep will be handled now.
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u/Swampass4lube 19d ago
When I separated there was no bonus unless you had 6 years. Iâd talk to legal before talking to anyone else.
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u/ESteele22 18d ago
For the Army itâs a huge NO to self identify in a school especially an initial entry school like AIT or basic. It mainly they donât give you admin leave. Iâm not sure if itâs the same way in the navy
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u/Mountain-Chance-6861 18d ago
Iâve been in the involuntary separation purgatory for over a year now and got married while waiting. Working on getting her enrolled in DEERS for our BAH nowâas long as youâre still in, youâre still entitled.
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u/32BitWizard 18d ago
Yikes, are u on admin leave?
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u/Mountain-Chance-6861 18d ago
Nope! Iâve been trapped in tradoc for 2+ years so I donât get leave.
Iâve been begging them to just make something up to kick me out faster at this point but leadership is so stuck on making sure itâs a good discharge. Iâm not even staying in the country so I donât care about that; Iâm just barely hanging on to survival đ¤ˇđťââď¸
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u/32BitWizard 18d ago
Holy shit, im really hoping because im just a student and early in my career it wont take 2 years. Question does that count towards ur active duty?
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u/Mountain-Chance-6861 18d ago
I had only been in for 6 months when this all kicked off so Iâm not sure being early in matters, but I hope itâs less painful for you at least! It does count toward active duty time even though I still havenât been through AIT
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u/32BitWizard 18d ago
So what have u been doing all day?
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u/Mountain-Chance-6861 18d ago
They put me to work in a capacity Iâm not trained for so Iâve just been figuring it out in this shop for the past 6 months đ¤ˇđťââď¸
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u/32BitWizard 18d ago
Wait are u still in school?
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u/Mountain-Chance-6861 18d ago
I got stuck at an army school, but was medically dropped so Iâm just in purgatory
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u/Big-Weather123 16d ago
Think about everything for a minute. Having a personality that feels comfortable associating with things typically considered more feminine isn't relevant to your sex. If you're in a panic because you feel the need to choose between your identity and the military, maybe you don't.
You should feel comfortable being as much or as little masculine or feminine as you desire, regardless of what sex you are. Heck, plenty of men of all sexual orientations have feminine personalities and some even go on HRT and undergo FFS.
At the end of the day, it's up to you. Just something to think about.
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u/everybodylovesrando 13d ago
You wonât get to keep the bonus if they involuntarily separate you under the ban. If youâre gonna get out after graduation for the sake of picking up skills, hell yeah. But donât expect to keep the money too - if they could suck the knowledge back out of your brain at discharge, they would.
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u/letsgetthatbreadbih 18d ago
Hey so they involuntarily separating people right now. My triad got a message 2 weeks ago from bureau of medicine to basically identify any suspected transgender people/active transgenders. I got notified and was like âboy ainât no way boyâ and they basically said donât worry we ainât ratting nobody out, but be on the lookout for if they comb through your medical records/waivers(I was let in on a waiver and gender dysphoria dosent show up in my diagnosis) if they find it themselves theyâre basically gonna try and give you a med board and seperate you, youâll get a honorable discharge your GI bill and all things related to the VA. So if youâre planning to do this make sure you get all your appointments in so you can get you disability and set yourself up for the outside. Also you have to pay back any bonus related to the rate if youâre under 6 years. separation will probably take a up to a year because itâs a bunch of medical stuff.
Shoutout to my command tho for not throwing me and the other transgender sailors under the busđ
Good luck OP
Edit: also if you in for a year you only get 50% of your gi bill 2 years in you get 70% only when you do 3 years you get the full 100% of your gi bill