A former Navy SEAL and long-time member of the elite Team 6 that was responsible for killing Osama bin Laden has just revealed another harrowing journey of his: he is no longer a he. Chris Beck has recently come out publicly as transgendered woman named Kristin, shocking many with the revelation.

Now known as Kristin Beck, the former Navy SEAL spent 20 years in what is arguably the most coveted and honored unit in the military. Despite all of the comraderie that comes with the position, Beck never felt quite at home with the others SEALS. In her new book, Beck describes the silent pain that accompanied the position.

"For years Chris had turned off his sexuality like a light switch and lived as a warrior, consumed with the battle -- living basically asexual. For Chris the other SEALs were brothers and in the man's man warrior lifestyle, even if he had wanted to entertain sexual thoughts, there really was never any time to be thinking too much about sexuality," the book says.

The book, which is named "Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy SEAL's Journey To Coming Out Transgender," was released this weekend and immediately drew quite a bit of attention for its unique story. "Warrior Princess" was co-written by Anne Speckhard, Ph.D and goes into great detail over the internal struggle of a man who felt like a woman in a world where machisimo rules.

Beck has said that she wrote the book, "to reach out to all of the younger generation and encourage you to live your life fully and to treat each other with compassion, be good to each other, especially in your own backyard (whether it be high school or your community)."

So far reception by the public has been that of both surprise and acceptance. Beck said she was unsure how people, and especially her fellow SEAL team members, would respond to the news. Her fears were largely put to rest, however, after many SEALs came forward publicly to congratulate her on the difficult decision.

Since retiring mere months before the SEAL Team 6 raid on a Pakistani compound that harbored bin Laden, Beck finally made the decision to transition to female. She has also created a garden in her backyard that she is now opening to veterans in an attempt to help those involved in war to calmly transition back to being a civilian.

"When I sit in my backyard or at my fishpond, it is very hard to feel anger, resentment or depression; I feel peace. I want to give this opportunity to my veteran brothers and sisters," Beck writes of her St. Petersburg program.