Shane Ortega

Shane Ortega is a retired Army Staff Sergeant and Marine Corps veteran. Ortega was stationed at Wheeler Airfield in Oahu, Hawaii in the 3-25th Combat Aviation Division of the Army's 25th Infantry Division.[1][2] He was a member of the Gay Men's Chorus of Honolulu and competed at the professional level of bodybuilding, placing fourth in fall 2015.[2]

  1. ^ Brydum, Sunnivie (10 April 2015). "Meet the First Out Actively serving Trans Soldier in the U.S. Military Army Sgt. Shane Ortega, a transgender man currently serving in Oahu, knows that 'administratively, I shouldn't exist.'". Advocate politics. The Advocate. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b Eilperin, Juliet. "Transgender in the military: A Pentagon in transition weighs its policy". Washington Post Politics. Retrieved 11 April 2015.