This a touching story of a man who became a woman but still held on to the fighting prowess of a man.
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A transgender soldier made history, becoming the British Army’s first woman to be a front-line soldier. Formerly Ben, and now Chloe Allen, she follows in the footsteps of Captain Hannah Winterbourne – the first transgender officer.
Chloe, 24, from Cumbria, joined up in 2012 as Ben, serving the 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards. She has only been undergoing sex-change therapy for a month, but that already sets the record held for over 350 years since the British Army’s founding in 1660.
“It is a great honor to be able to make history and at the same time do my job, it’s just brilliant, I’m just looked at as a normal person,” Chloe told The Sun. “I’d love to inspire people to just come out and be themselves, as much as it’s a big bad world, it’s not as bad as what people think it is, and it’s easier when you’ve got your mates and your bosses behind you.”
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Transgender soldier becomes UK’s first female combat officer
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A transgender soldier made history, becoming the British Army’s first woman to be a front-line soldier. Formerly Ben, and now Chloe Allen, she follows in the footsteps of Captain Hannah Winterbourne – the first transgender officer.
Chloe, 24, from Cumbria, joined up in 2012 as Ben, serving the 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards. She has only been undergoing sex-change therapy for a month, but that already sets the record held for over 350 years since the British Army’s founding in 1660.
“It is a great honor to be able to make history and at the same time do my job, it’s just brilliant, I’m just looked at as a normal person,” Chloe told The Sun. “I’d love to inspire people to just come out and be themselves, as much as it’s a big bad world, it’s not as bad as what people think it is, and it’s easier when you’ve got your mates and your bosses behind you.”
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Transgender soldier becomes UK’s first female combat officer
