Commander, United States Navy
Engineer. Test Pilot.
Advocate. Speaker.
CDR Emily "Hawking" Shilling brings two decades of aerospace engineering, naval aviation, and organizational leadership to consulting and speaking engagements worldwide.
In the press
All coverage →I want to keep serving: Navy commander fights Trump's trans military ban
2025Transgender Navy pilot barred from service reflects on patriotism ahead of suit
January 2025Supreme Court allows Trump to ban transgender people from military
May 2025Trans Navy commander reacts to Trump's ban on trans service members
January 2025Recognition
- 2024 Out Leadership Top 50 Out in National Security
- 2024 Curve Power List — 50 LGBTQ+ Trailblazers Curve Magazine
- 2023 Top 100 LGBTQ+ Executive Role Models Involve
- 2022 LGBTQ+ Corporate Advocate of the Year Out & Equal Outies
Recent writing
All posts →- Leadership Heights and Deep Water
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Support the mission
SPARTA Pride
A Transgender Military Advocacy Organization
SPARTA Pride is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for transgender and non-binary service members, veterans, and their families. They provide peer support, professional development, policy advocacy, and community for people who serve — or have served — at enormous personal cost.
The work SPARTA does is about more than any one person or any one lawsuit. It is about ensuring that everyone who is willing and able to serve their country can do so with dignity. That work continues regardless of who is in office, what the courts decide, or what the headlines say.
Note: This endorsement is personal. I am no longer affiliated with SPARTA Pride in any official capacity. I share this because the work matters — full stop.
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