To preface this I will be talking about something that is a very heated social topic in today's society. Please be respectful even if you believe different. Thank you.
Hello to all who can assist me,
I was in the military from 2011-2015. During the summer of 2015 I was MEB for depression and subsequently put onto TDRL in Dec 2015. The military attributed my depression to being in the service and my deployment. Following my discharge I become more depressed as some of my personal things resurfaced from when I was a younger child. Around the end of 2016 I accepted that I was transgender and realized much of my anxiety and depression stemmed from this fact. In the middle of 2017, I was called to do a re-examination for the TDRL. I explained that my depression/anxiety mainly stemmed from the fact that I was trans, and most of my mental health issues had subsided and I was doing well in school. I also stated that I felt I could come back into the military. The examiner noted this fact on her paperwork, which ended up on the form given to the PEB and me. The examiner finished her paperwork by stating I was still unfit for military service and given discharge with severance. I didnt try to fight it as I didn't care at the time and the money was nice; however, I have had a change of heart. I am finishing up a nursing degree in the next few years and would really like to commission into the military and be a flight nurse working to heal military members hurt in the Middle East. At the time of the reexamination I know that transgender people were not allowed to serve in the military and I think that is why the examiner stated I was unfit for military service, as I told her I was fine mentally. Do I have any recourse here, now that trans people can serve? Is it like DADT was rescinded, and gay people who were discharged could reenlist? Is there a way I can change my discharge? Thank you for reading and I look forward to hearing from you all.
Hello to all who can assist me,
I was in the military from 2011-2015. During the summer of 2015 I was MEB for depression and subsequently put onto TDRL in Dec 2015. The military attributed my depression to being in the service and my deployment. Following my discharge I become more depressed as some of my personal things resurfaced from when I was a younger child. Around the end of 2016 I accepted that I was transgender and realized much of my anxiety and depression stemmed from this fact. In the middle of 2017, I was called to do a re-examination for the TDRL. I explained that my depression/anxiety mainly stemmed from the fact that I was trans, and most of my mental health issues had subsided and I was doing well in school. I also stated that I felt I could come back into the military. The examiner noted this fact on her paperwork, which ended up on the form given to the PEB and me. The examiner finished her paperwork by stating I was still unfit for military service and given discharge with severance. I didnt try to fight it as I didn't care at the time and the money was nice; however, I have had a change of heart. I am finishing up a nursing degree in the next few years and would really like to commission into the military and be a flight nurse working to heal military members hurt in the Middle East. At the time of the reexamination I know that transgender people were not allowed to serve in the military and I think that is why the examiner stated I was unfit for military service, as I told her I was fine mentally. Do I have any recourse here, now that trans people can serve? Is it like DADT was rescinded, and gay people who were discharged could reenlist? Is there a way I can change my discharge? Thank you for reading and I look forward to hearing from you all.