Well Hello there!

[derrickhardwood]

Hello there i am Derrick, part of the time, D the other part and right now majority of the time still refered to as Heather. although i hate it and am trying to get people to call me otherwise its a bit difficult. Just looking to meet some others in my situation and make some new friends.

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[jai_phoenix]

Hey there Derrick!

I play the girl part almost all the time too (in the military) so I know how it goes. It sucks eh?

Welcome to the group, talk to you later!

[derrickhardwood]

What branch you in? I am army reserves.. it does suck, i wish i didnt have to but i am kinda stuck right now ya know? I am learning its hard to change the people i have known for awhile but hey all my new friends call me D or Derrick so i am slowly bring peoples around to who i really am.. ya know

[jai_phoenix]

I'm active duty Air Force. I hear ya on the being stuck thing, but it's not forever. At least, that's what I tell myself. Almost all my friends are also military, so I have to go by my legal name and all, but it's alright.

And yeah, it's definitely hard to get people you've known for a long time to understand, or accept. Good luck to ya. Mind if I add you as a friend?

[derrickhardwood]

Chair force eh? lol.. where ya stationed at? uggh i had drill this past weekend and i was a fricken work horse and my LT was on me to come in and take an APFT(Fitness test) so i can put in my packet for E-5 so i have two weeks to get in shape for that so hopefully i will pass and get that all taken care of.. then after my 5 its on to becoming a Warrent.. but yes by all means add me. no problemo.

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[jai_phoenix]

Sweet, I added ya.

I'm out at Ft Gordon, so even though I'm in the AF I haven't spent but a few months the whole time I've been in on an AF base. Awesome on the E-5 thing, I dunno about the Army but in the AF it's a pretty big deal, NCO status and all that. I was pretty happy when I made it last year.

Talk to you later Derrick.

[derrickhardwood]

I have been out to gordon once when i was mobilized. yeah i went through my AIT(Job training) out at Sheppard AFB, but i am reserves so i only play part time army. So what do you do that your out on an army base? NCO status is a big deal in the army to.. its just achieving it. and my LT wants to put me for all these awards as well and he cant cause i am flagged but i will nail tat shit. hopefully.. if i ever get rid of this insomnia i seem to be suffering from.

ttyl
Derrick

[jai_phoenix]

Yeah Ft Gordon's not too bad. I can't really say what I do, but it's pretty boring anyways. How long were you mobilized for?

Good luck on the NCO thing. What base are you our of if you don't mind my asking?

[derrickhardwood]

i am at ft sheridan. i was mobilized for 4 months.. and now theres rumors we getting mobilized again so we shall see.. who knows.. u kno how rumors go

[iamacliche]

wow, that must be really difficult to have to act like a girl, when you are a man inside, in a place where women are less respected, like the military... or maybe not less respected, i dunno, but often treated as outsiders. i mean, such is the world in general i think, but in the army it seems like it would feel like that times a billion.
is it hard?
anyway, i'm jymi. nice to meet you.

[derrickhardwood]

well the treatment varies from unit to unit. I mean i am head of my section and excell at all tasks i am given. i am being pushed to get my shit together for my next rank and then i am prob gonna warrent officer in a couple more years after that. In my unit we dont really look at man or woman.. we are all soldiers and we have a job. lets get it done. so for me its not as bad.. cause my unit is kewl. But like i said it would all depend on where you at and with who. Nice to meet you jymi.

D