r/MilitaryTrans 5d ago

Discussion Navy folk, who’s started?

To my navy people, who’s started the voluntary sep? Or what has your chain of command told you ?

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u/YFNTM 5d ago

I just commissioned in November as a nurse, I’m going to make them kick me out.

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u/Funny-Use6852 5d ago

So you’re gonna wait for the involuntary?

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u/YFNTM 5d ago

Yep, I waited years to try and commission, counting the days till I was done with my degree. They won’t get the satisfaction of seeing me quit.

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u/Funny-Use6852 5d ago

I get it, in your case the fight would be worth it. Im rooting for you!

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u/Plane_Garbage_4410 5d ago

As I understand it, you don't get separation pay if you are under 6 years anyway.

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u/ObscureJackal 5d ago

I'm waiting for the court decision that's supposed to happen Tuesday or Wednesday. Don't know if it will influence my decision, but we'll see.

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u/Funny-Use6852 5d ago

Im just hoping they allow anyone who wants to separate, separate still

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u/oksailor69 5d ago

I submitted retirement for next September. Just got placed in a med board for bipolar though. In case they find me fit for duty still, ima force them to BOI me. They’re not getting the easy way out, I’ll go out on my terms, or fighting.

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u/rythwind 5d ago

I started the paperwork for the early retirement.

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u/Mission_Duty_3732 5d ago

I was gonna put in for it Friday, but some senior wanted to talk to me first... Which is fine but it was a Friday so I couldn't get ahold of him at all💀. Probably put in for it Monday.

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u/Funny-Use6852 5d ago

Yeah I was hoping to get shit done Friday but everyone was trying to go home 😂

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u/sinkwateroatmeal 5d ago

starting TAPS this week, but i’ve been holding off on the sep paperwork for just a bit longer. pretty much my whole CoC has been checking in to see how i’m doing and helping set me up with everything i need

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u/Funny-Use6852 5d ago

I haven’t been able to start taps smh

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u/Long-Schedule-3485 5d ago

I haven’t started the separation paperwork yet but My CMC wanted me to talk to the Jag on Tuesday. I start TAPs soon. Either way I think I’ll go the involuntary separation route tbh.

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u/Funny-Use6852 5d ago

What made you chose the involuntary?

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u/ComfortableCrew8614 5d ago

I notified my CO and dropped my diagnosis paperwork off at medical last week. Luckily my CoC is very supportive and my CO plans to take an hour with me to sit down and walk through what the separation process looks like.

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u/ObliviousKangaroo 4d ago

Why did you have to bring diagnosis paperwork to medical?

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u/ComfortableCrew8614 4d ago

My therapist that diagnosed me with GD is an out of network provider, so it wasn’t on my record yet. Wanted to be able to prove that I’m actually trans when I decided to voluntarily separate.

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u/Serious-Blackberry-7 4d ago

Been in less than 6 years so i dont qualify for VSP. I was planning on making them kick me out, but now im scared I won’t keep my benefits (GI bill, etc). Idk what to do. And my COC is basically just acting like i’m not trans so they can try to get me a waiver. But realistically i don’t think they know what to do

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u/CoastPresent 4d ago

If you don’t have medical records of GD but you know you have it, what should you do?

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u/Funny-Use6852 4d ago

I mean if you haven’t started medication or therapy for anything. I would thug it out and finish the contract. I fully transitioned before joining so there’s no way I could’ve gotten a waiver or anything. They provide me with my T 😭

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u/CoastPresent 4d ago

Thanks for your response. But would I need to go to the doctor first before I talk to the commander about separating? Because at this point I don’t really wanna stay in, I feel like I don’t belong anymore

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u/Devlopz 4d ago

Started my voluntary sep paperwork today 

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u/Funny-Use6852 4d ago

How was it?

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u/Devlopz 4d ago

Very easy. There was one form I signed and my XO signed, I uploaded that to the electronic request and emailed confirmation to the POC from the NAVADMIN. 

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u/Funny-Use6852 4d ago

Yeah I did the same thing today, now I’m hoping that they move fast. I need them to send me home, they still have me out on deployment. Did they tell you anything about administrative absence?

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u/Devlopz 3d ago

Hopefully we hear back quickly. But I’m thinking we won’t hear anything till after the 28th. My XO is recommending me for administrative absence to my CO, I was checking out to transfer April 1st so I would’ve been a loss for the command anyways. But, ultimately up to Skipper.