POWERFUL FORCE
Apr 29, 2021
4 minutes
Growing up, I was always feminine.
I loved makeup, my favourite colour was pink and I dreamed of being an actress on the West End.
Then one day, when I was 17, someone said to me: ‘You’d never survive the Army. You’re far too girly.’
I had never even considered the Army before – but that comment pushed a button I didn’t know I had.
‘Well, why not?’ I said, annoyed by the judgement.
I can do anything I want! I thought to myself.
And so, I decided to prove them wrong.
‘I’m starting Military training this summer,’ I told my friends.
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