The military community in San Diego has deep roots and a rich legacy of service. Now, there’s a small fraction of those in uniform who are being told they can no longer represent the country, and their next steps are unclear.

More than 100,000 active duty personnel are based in San Diego County, with around half of those at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, according to their website . That is where Sye Savoie is currently based. They are a Marine Corps captain, currently within Wounded Warrior Battalion West, and have served for seven years.

They also identify as non-binary, under the transgender umbrella. “I realized that [about myself] circa 2020, so about two years after I commissioned as an officer,” Savoie told NBC 7.

However, it was much earlier in life, growing up in a Catholi

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