Helena
This One is About Maturity
An Interview
Have there been any special moments / situations you had in this garment?
“Haha, yes! I wore this at my military inspection, because I thought it would be fun.
I went there with a full face of make-up, fake nails and my denim dungarees. You should’ve seen their faces when I walked in – they looked so confused; it was hilarious!
The whole thing got off to a funny start: As I hadn’t completed my driver’s license yet, I didn’t even know how to get to the barracks, so, I called my best friend. I didn’t want to stress myself in the morning and decided to take up the offer to arrive the night before. Fortunately, I had a room for myself! I woke up pretty early, showered, put on my make-up and decided to wear my favourite item of clothing: my blue denim dungarees. Right after I finished my morning routine, a young soldier came to pick me up. I swear to God, I will never forget his face! As soon as I saw his confused look, I started laughing and unintentionally screamed ‘good morning’ right into his face. “Good morning” he said. “I am sorry, but you can’t wear this for your military examination” he gasped “p..please.. put this on.” He handed me a stack of greenish-clothes and a pair of black bathing slippers. I tried not to make a disgusted face, but as hard as I wanted to, I wasn’t able to control my gaze. “I will wait outside.” He gasped again and left the room.
We walked through a bleak hall, right into an even bleaker room stuffed with old, rumbling computer screens and bad air conditioning. I was seated in the last row. On the screen was a bold type saying “click here to start” and so it began. After a bunch of nasty questions and some monitoring tasks I reached the question “Do you have any problems?”. I thought I should address my transidentity now, so I raised my hand to ask the attendants if I should do it this way. “Did your computer break?” One of the soldiers asked me. I shook my head. “Then do the test.” Ok, Alright, I thought, then I will click “yes”– Better safe, than sorry, right? Fortunately, this was one of the last questions! I was so happy to get out of that room!
Afterwards, I was brought to a psychological assessment. The man was actually really nice, but also kind of weird. After she greeted me, she kept asking if I had any problems. I spent nearly 20 minutes explaining to him why I had ticked the “yes” box in response to this question.
Thankfully, this was the last thing to do for the military inspection, the only thing left afterwards was a strange kind of audition, where a bunch of elderly, conservative people tell you how “good” you are in numbers. Somehow, I started feeling really nervous before I got there. To be completely honest, I was a little bit afraid because of the possible reaction these people might have towards me and my sexuality.
I stepped into a room with nothing but a massive table and a few chairs in it and was asked to sit down on one of them, right in front of about 6-7 baby boomers.
“So, Helena…” The oldest, or at least the one with the least hair, addressed me.
“We have already heard of you,” He paused.
“I just wanted to tell you how happy we are for you and how brave we think you are. We wish you only the best and we hope you aren’t mad at us.” He smiled.
We then talked for a while and I went home.
When I left the barracks, I was smiling, because I never expected such positive feedback from what I had thought were incredibly conservative men.
The first item in the women's section
Helena is a fierce woman, she is proud of herself and displays this to the outside world.
Here, she is wearing her favorite item: her denim dungarees, which is also the first item she bought in the women’s section of a clothing store. Even if the dungarees are already a little bit worn out and, due to her profession as a hairdresser/stylist, also slightly bleached, she loves to wear them. They are the first item she puts in her case when she travels. Also, she wore the piece for her military inspection about three years ago.
Helena
This One is About Maturity
An Interview
Have there been any special moments / situations you had in this garment?
“Haha, yes! I wore this at my military inspection, because I thought it would be fun.
I went there with a full face of make-up, fake nails and my denim dungarees. You should’ve seen their faces when I walked in – they looked so confused; it was hilarious!
The whole thing got off to a funny start: As I hadn’t completed my driver’s license yet, I didn’t even know how to get to the barracks, so, I called my best friend. I didn’t want to stress myself in the morning and decided to take up the offer to arrive the night before. Fortunately, I had a room for myself! I woke up pretty early, showered, put on my make-up and decided to wear my favourite item of clothing: my blue denim dungarees. Right after I finished my morning routine, a young soldier came to pick me up. I swear to God, I will never forget his face! As soon as I saw his confused look, I started laughing and unintentionally screamed ‘good morning’ right into his face. “Good morning” he said. “I am sorry, but you can’t wear this for your military examination” he gasped “p..please.. put this on.” He handed me a stack of greenish-clothes and a pair of black bathing slippers. I tried not to make a disgusted face, but as hard as I wanted to, I wasn’t able to control my gaze. “I will wait outside.” He gasped again and left the room.
We walked through a bleak hall, right into an even bleaker room stuffed with old, rumbling computer screens and bad air conditioning. I was seated in the last row. On the screen was a bold type saying “click here to start” and so it began. After a bunch of nasty questions and some monitoring tasks I reached the question “Do you have any problems?”. I thought I should address my transidentity now, so I raised my hand to ask the attendants if I should do it this way. “Did your computer break?” One of the soldiers asked me. I shook my head. “Then do the test.” Ok, Alright, I thought, then I will click “yes”– Better safe, than sorry, right? Fortunately, this was one of the last questions! I was so happy to get out of that room!
Afterwards, I was brought to a psychological assessment. The man was actually really nice, but also kind of weird. After she greeted me, she kept asking if I had any problems. I spent nearly 20 minutes explaining to him why I had ticked the “yes” box in response to this question.
Thankfully, this was the last thing to do for the military inspection, the only thing left afterwards was a strange kind of audition, where a bunch of elderly, conservative people tell you how “good” you are in numbers. Somehow, I started feeling really nervous before I got there. To be completely honest, I was a little bit afraid because of the possible reaction these people might have towards me and my sexuality.
I stepped into a room with nothing but a massive table and a few chairs in it and was asked to sit down on one of them, right in front of about 6-7 baby boomers.
“So, Helena…” The oldest, or at least the one with the least hair, addressed me.
“We have already heard of you,” He paused.
“I just wanted to tell you how happy we are for you and how brave we think you are. We wish you only the best and we hope you aren’t mad at us.” He smiled.
We then talked for a while and I went home.
When I left the barracks, I was smiling, because I never expected such positive feedback from what I had thought were incredibly conservative men.
The First Item from the Women's Section
Helena is a fierce woman, she is proud of herself and displays this to the outside world.
Here, she is wearing her favorite item: her denim dungarees, which is also the first item she bought in the women’s section of a clothing store. Even if the dungarees are already a little bit worn out and, due to her profession as a hairdresser/stylist, also slightly bleached, she loves to wear them. They are the first item she puts in her case when she travels. Also, she wore the piece for her military inspection about three years ago.
Helena
This One is About Maturity
An Interview
Have there been any special moments / situations you had in this garment?
“Haha, yes! I wore this at my military inspection, because I thought it would be fun.
I went there with a full face of make-up, fake nails and my denim dungarees. You should’ve seen their faces when I walked in – they looked so confused; it was hilarious!
The whole thing got off to a funny start: As I hadn’t completed my driver’s license yet, I didn’t even know how to get to the barracks, so, I called my best friend. I didn’t want to stress myself in the morning and decided to take up the offer to arrive the night before. Fortunately, I had a room for myself! I woke up pretty early, showered, put on my make-up and decided to wear my favourite item of clothing: my blue denim dungarees. Right after I finished my morning routine, a young soldier came to pick me up. I swear to God, I will never forget his face! As soon as I saw his confused look, I started laughing and unintentionally screamed ‘good morning’ right into his face. “Good morning” he said. “I am sorry, but you can’t wear this for your military examination” he gasped “p..please.. put this on.” He handed me a stack of greenish-clothes and a pair of black bathing slippers. I tried not to make a disgusted face, but as hard as I wanted to, I wasn’t able to control my gaze. “I will wait outside.” He gasped again and left the room.
We walked through a bleak hall, right into an even bleaker room stuffed with old, rumbling computer screens and bad air conditioning. I was seated in the last row. On the screen was a bold type saying “click here to start” and so it began. After a bunch of nasty questions and some monitoring tasks I reached the question “Do you have any problems?”. I thought I should address my transidentity now, so I raised my hand to ask the attendants if I should do it this way. “Did your computer break?” One of the soldiers asked me. I shook my head. “Then do the test.” Ok, Alright, I thought, then I will click “yes”– Better safe, than sorry, right? Fortunately, this was one of the last questions! I was so happy to get out of that room!
Afterwards, I was brought to a psychological assessment. The man was actually really nice, but also kind of weird. After she greeted me, she kept asking if I had any problems. I spent nearly 20 minutes explaining to him why I had ticked the “yes” box in response to this question.
Thankfully, this was the last thing to do for the military inspection, the only thing left afterwards was a strange kind of audition, where a bunch of elderly, conservative people tell you how “good” you are in numbers. Somehow, I started feeling really nervous before I got there. To be completely honest, I was a little bit afraid because of the possible reaction these people might have towards me and my sexuality.
I stepped into a room with nothing but a massive table and a few chairs in it and was asked to sit down on one of them, right in front of about 6-7 baby boomers.
“So, Helena…” The oldest, or at least the one with the least hair, addressed me.
“We have already heard of you,” He paused.
“I just wanted to tell you how happy we are for you and how brave we think you are. We wish you only the best and we hope you aren’t mad at us.” He smiled.
We then talked for a while and I went home.
When I left the barracks, I was smiling, because I never expected such positive feedback from what I had thought were incredibly conservative men.
The First Item of the Womens Section
Helena is a fierce woman, she is proud of herself and displays this to the outside world.
Here, she is wearing her favorite item: her denim dungarees, which is also the first item she bought in the women’s section of a clothing store. Even if the dungarees are already a little bit worn out and, due to her profession as a hairdresser/stylist, also slightly bleached, she loves to wear them. They are the first item she puts in her case when she travels. Also, she wore the piece for her military inspection about three years ago.