Jenna Carlton - Millennial Veteran's Charge for Gen X

Jenna is a US Navy Veteran and founder of The Millennial Veterans Group. Jenna has amassed a big following on social media with her advocacy for veteran transition and connecting “millennial” veterans (and others) to transition resources. As a veteran herself, Jenna started the “Millennial Veterans Group” on Facebook and started using her voice to help her fellow veterans build a community, and has been an advocate for veteran’s issues for years. She also started a podcast called “Vet Chats”, which ran for over a year and connected veterans all across the world with live shows on IG and eventually recorded episodes distributed on podcast platforms. In this episode we talk military transition and how veterans transition from service, the demands of finding community, and the challenges behind finding yourself once you leave the military. We also discuss the tragic wildfire outbreak in California, Women veterans programs, Archery for veterans, and the recently approved Junior Enlisted Members pay increase. Jenna also authored the “Veteran Workbook”, a transitional guide to help veterans not just transition from military to civilian life, but to help navigate the new life post service. Bookmarks: 0:00 - Intro/Countdown 5:03 - Getting Started 11:00 - TikTok Ban and other Social Media 19:00 - Junior Enlisted Pay Bump 25:00- California Wildfires 29:00 - Millennial Veterans Group 28:00 - Creative Writing/Novel Writing 55:00- New Jersey Women Veterans Nonprofit 58:00 - Veterans and Archery 60:00 - Future Plans, Endeavors, and Goals