Jun 1, 2026 · 40 min · 12 segments
In this episode of the We Are PoWEr Podcast Simone Roche MBE sits down with Ann Miller-McCaffrey to mark Armed Forces Day and trace almost four decades of Royal Navy life from the WRNS era to the…
Ann Miller-McCaffreyGuest
Simone RocheHost
You know, it is, it is incredible to think, um, now we can't imagine, and, and we'll, we'll talk about your family and, and Dee in a, a short while.
Um, I d- I think it's, it's probably an appropriate time to talk about, um, the, the recent, well, not so recent, but the lifting of the ban, um, of lesbian and gay people in the military-
Um, so when I was actually asked a question in the recruitment office, "Are you homosexual?" Because that was part of the recruiting process, um, I said no because at the time I didn't really know what that was, and I didn't really know who I was.
Um, fast-forward many years, uh, I now realize that I've been attracted to both men and women.
Um, but I never acted upon that because I would lose the job that I love.
Um, having spoken to some veterans recently, uh, because there's been a lot of work done-
... reparations and financial reparations, um, from the ban being lifted in January 2000.
You know, it is, it is incredible to think, um, now we can't imagine, and, and we'll, we'll talk about your family and, and Dee in a, a short while.
Um, I d- I think it's, it's probably an appropriate time to talk about, um, the, the recent, well, not so recent, but the lifting of the ban, um, of lesbian and gay people in the military-
Um, so when I was actually asked a question in the recruitment office, "Are you homosexual?" Because that was part of the recruiting process, um, I said no because at the time I didn't really know what that was, and I didn't really know who I was.
Um, fast-forward many years, uh, I now realize that I've been attracted to both men and women.
Um, but I never acted upon that because I would lose the job that I love.
Um, having spoken to some veterans recently, uh, because there's been a lot of work done-
... reparations and financial reparations, um, from the ban being lifted in January 2000.
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