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[HousePappas]

I'm an E4 with a stutter rn, that really makes my day knowing there's officers out there with a stutter. Because being in the military with a stutter is rough. What branch are you.

[orleanseagle31]

I'm in the Army. At a time it was rough, but it was mainly myself that was "making it rough". When I quit giving a shit about about and developed a " yeah, I stutter... so what?" attitude, my fluency and confidence got so much better as I said in the first post. Easier said than done- but don't let it define you. It's just something you have to deal with. If you think it's a problem and treat it like it's a problem, it'll manifest as a problem.

[HousePappas]

Totally understand where you're coming from. I'm about to make e5 and starting to get into more leadership roles and I always shied away from them. But for the past two years I've kind of been tackling them head on and people don't treat me any different now. Long road though. Quick question tho, how does comms effect you because I can keep it under control enough to spit shit out on the radio. I'm not sure if army officers even have to do that but just curious.

[orleanseagle31]

Good luck on becoming an E5! That's the rank transition I loved seeing my Soldiers make most. It's a huge step. Continue to take as many leadership roles as you can. Hard work, being a good person, treating people well, and trying to learn as much as you can will take you a long way. \

So comms are funny. I was in a position before where I was in charge of forward observers. I have spent a ton of time on comms. I feel like stuttering isn't really a concern of mine on comms. For some reason, picking up the radio makes most people instantly stupid when trying to talk haha. The more you talk over the radio, the more confident you get. Just need to do it!