Helping Millennial Veterans Overcome Challenges with Jenna Carlton

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In this episode, I have an excellent conversation with Jenna Carlton about the Millenial Veterans and the challenges they face in the transition from military service to civilian life. 

Jenna joined the Navy in 2013 and began training as an Aerographer’s Mate studying meteorology and oceanography. During her four years, she went underway on several ships and completed a deployment on CVN 75, Harry S. Truman, in efforts of Operation Inherent Resolve.

In 2017, Jenna was honorably discharged and used her GI Bill to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She did a summer internship at the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs where she discovered her passion for helping veterans but was discouraged by the bureaucracy of Congress.

In 2020, while job searching, Navy Veteran Jenna became active in the online veteran community and started a support group for younger veterans and transitioning service members called The Millennial Veterans. The group offers resources, shared experiences, and a lot of laughs through online interactions making veterans feel less isolated and normalizing the hardships of becoming a civilian again. The Millennial Veterans share amazing stories of our veterans and keep positive conversations flowing through weekly interviews on IG Live called Vet Chats.

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