Transgender military chief forced to wear a woman’s uniform despite living as a man for five years
OVER the last decade, Sergeant Shane Ortega has served three combat tours — two as a woman and one as a man.
Ortega was born female but has lived as a man for five years.
However under current US military rules, the transgender helicopter crew chief must be addressed as a female officer and wear a female crew uniform.
This means the 28-year-old bodybuilder is forced to squeeze his huge arms and neck into tiny “dress blues” for official occasions.
For Ortega, the rules are discriminatory and outdated.
“I look ridiculous,” Ortega told ABC News in the US. “The biggest is a size 20. It only fits my arms.”
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OVER the last decade, Sergeant Shane Ortega has served three combat tours — two as a woman and one as a man.
Ortega was born female but has lived as a man for five years.
However under current US military rules, the transgender helicopter crew chief must be addressed as a female officer and wear a female crew uniform.
This means the 28-year-old bodybuilder is forced to squeeze his huge arms and neck into tiny “dress blues” for official occasions.
For Ortega, the rules are discriminatory and outdated.
“I look ridiculous,” Ortega told ABC News in the US. “The biggest is a size 20. It only fits my arms.”
read more here http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...n-for-five-years/story-fnq2o7dd-1227443518043