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by Myracle on 26 July 2010 - 02:07
Diane challanged me to put my real name out there, rather than "hide" behind a keyboard.
I asked her to give me a couple of days, as personal circumstances precluded me from posting my name publicly until today.
Here you are, Diane:
Today my military career of 8 years came to an end with my Honorable Discharge, which makes it safe to disclose that my name is Aaron Myracle, formerly Alyssa Myracle.
I legally changed my name, its publicly searchable on the Pierce County, WA auditor's website, for those of you who enjoy doing that sort of internet digging.
Those astute PDB members will have noticed that my name went from an obviously female one, to an obviously male one.
I am a transgender man, and given the size of the community, perhaps the first openly transgender Schutzhunder in the country.
[If I am incorrect in this statement, please, PLEASE correct me, for I'd love to speak with another transgender Schutzhunder.]
I've been in the sport for two years; I started training the dog in my picture in the summer of 2008.
Prior to obtaining my current GSD, I'd trained various pet dogs and rescue dogs of my own, and on a volunteer basis.
6 of the 8 years I spent in the military were in the Military Police Corps. Let me state, emphatically, that I was NEVER a Military Working Dog Handler, at any point of my military career. I do not want to be accused of claiming to be a handler.
I worked alongside many MWDs and their handlers, particularly in Iraq, and picked their brains clean of whatever knowledge they had to share. I did, however, decoy for the dogs on occassion.
Any previous subterfuge was strictly to protect my military career, as I think I damned well deserve an honorable discharge after 8 years of faithful, honorable service. My gender identity never impacted the quality of my service, and therefore I refused to let it impact the quality of my discharge. I earned it.
I asked her to give me a couple of days, as personal circumstances precluded me from posting my name publicly until today.
Here you are, Diane:
Today my military career of 8 years came to an end with my Honorable Discharge, which makes it safe to disclose that my name is Aaron Myracle, formerly Alyssa Myracle.
I legally changed my name, its publicly searchable on the Pierce County, WA auditor's website, for those of you who enjoy doing that sort of internet digging.
Those astute PDB members will have noticed that my name went from an obviously female one, to an obviously male one.
I am a transgender man, and given the size of the community, perhaps the first openly transgender Schutzhunder in the country.
[If I am incorrect in this statement, please, PLEASE correct me, for I'd love to speak with another transgender Schutzhunder.]
I've been in the sport for two years; I started training the dog in my picture in the summer of 2008.
Prior to obtaining my current GSD, I'd trained various pet dogs and rescue dogs of my own, and on a volunteer basis.
6 of the 8 years I spent in the military were in the Military Police Corps. Let me state, emphatically, that I was NEVER a Military Working Dog Handler, at any point of my military career. I do not want to be accused of claiming to be a handler.
I worked alongside many MWDs and their handlers, particularly in Iraq, and picked their brains clean of whatever knowledge they had to share. I did, however, decoy for the dogs on occassion.
Any previous subterfuge was strictly to protect my military career, as I think I damned well deserve an honorable discharge after 8 years of faithful, honorable service. My gender identity never impacted the quality of my service, and therefore I refused to let it impact the quality of my discharge. I earned it.
by yellowrose of Texas on 26 July 2010 - 02:07
Hi Mudwick:
So glad your discharge finally came thru..
How is your dog coming along. Are you still up north in the far corner of the earth???lol
PM me
YR
So glad your discharge finally came thru..
How is your dog coming along. Are you still up north in the far corner of the earth???lol
PM me
YR
by Avery Hill Kennels on 26 July 2010 - 03:07
Mudwick, Thank you for 8 wonderful years of service to our country !! 
Good luck with your beautiful dog in your avatar the Schutzhund community would be proud to have you!!
Good luck with your beautiful dog in your avatar the Schutzhund community would be proud to have you!!
by animules on 26 July 2010 - 03:07
Thanks for your service in keeping us safe from foriegn nations.
by JRANSOM on 26 July 2010 - 03:07
Mudwick,
Thank you for your years of service and dedication to our country~ No matter what you're prefrence is YOU still desererve the best from everyone as you were in service for them!
Jen
Thank you for your years of service and dedication to our country~ No matter what you're prefrence is YOU still desererve the best from everyone as you were in service for them!
Jen
by nonacona60 on 26 July 2010 - 04:07
Now that was a very big and brave step Mudwick took, given the mentality of some of the members of this forum... God bless you Mudwick, you have my most highest respect. If not for the honorable, like you, we may not have the freedom to voice our opinions so freely..
So before anyone writes another insulting comment or reply, maybe you might want to consider giving thanks to the unselfish ones like Mudwick.. Write a thank you message to our awesome men and women of our military, instead of insulting your fellow forum memebers...Don't waste your precious freedom on insults....
THANK YOU MUDWICK, you are right, you do deserve that honorable discharge..
Good luck with that gorgeous sable...
So before anyone writes another insulting comment or reply, maybe you might want to consider giving thanks to the unselfish ones like Mudwick.. Write a thank you message to our awesome men and women of our military, instead of insulting your fellow forum memebers...Don't waste your precious freedom on insults....
THANK YOU MUDWICK, you are right, you do deserve that honorable discharge..
Good luck with that gorgeous sable...
by sueincc on 26 July 2010 - 07:07
Welcome back to the PDB, Aaron. Mudwick, huh? Interesting nom de plume.
by bazza on 26 July 2010 - 07:07
Aaron, how very brave and honest, so very refreshing on this database. Although you owe no one any explanations on this database, I'll just say good for you. All the very best.
by Scarlet Akai on 26 July 2010 - 07:07
Congrats on your honorable discharge Aaron
by GSDtravels on 26 July 2010 - 13:07
I agree that it's refreshing to have such honesty shown here. But then, if you're proud of what you stand for and have nothing to hide, that's the way it should be. Congrats on your honorable discharge and thank you for your service! Nice dog BTW.
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