Jenna Carlton
Columnist
Jenna Carlton (The Millennial Veteran) is a Navy veteran who served as an Aerographer’s Mate from 2013-2017, and completed an internship at The House Committee on Veterans Affairs. and co-founded a Facebook support group, “The Millennial Veterans.”
Highlights
- Aerographer’s Mate in the U.S. Navy
- Co-founder of “The Millennial Veterans” support group
- Host of “Vet Chats” podcast
- Author of “The Veteran Workbook”
Experience
Jenna Carlton (The Millennial Veteran) is a U.S. Navy veteran who served as an Aerographer’s Mate from 2013-2017. After separating from the Navy, she went to school and completed an internship at The House Committee on Veterans Affairs, hoping to make an impact in the veteran community.
She realized that policy may not be the best route in her efforts to help other veterans. Soon after, she started a Facebook support group, “The Millennial Veterans” in 2020 with two of her friends to reach out to younger veterans in the hopes of creating a community. Today, their goal is to get younger veterans involved and aware of their resources.
Jenna hosts an Instagram Live series called “Vet Chats” where she interviews younger veterans about how they are continuing their service. It takes place on Sundays at 9 pm or you can catch the replay on her podcast “Vet Chats.”
Through these conversations, Jenna was inspired to author “The Veteran Workbook.” This journal-style book puts the pen in the hand of the veteran to reflect on service, recreate structure, plan for the future, and re-discover their new identity without the military.
