Ep. 67: The Bird Clock and Millennial Veterans with Jenna Carlton

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Jenna Carlton is the founder of The Millennial Veteran and the podcast Vet Chats.
She utilizes her voice and platforms to engage in conversations with other veterans, focusing on their experiences and perspectives.
Her Instagram page reaches millions of veterans per month and provides a space to openly discuss the emotional side of transitioning out of the military.
Jenna blends personal stories, insights, and discussions about the challenges and triumphs faced by veterans, particularly from a millennial viewpoint.
Her aim is to foster understanding and community among veterans while highlighting issues relevant to their lives and experiences.
Jenna is also a monthly columnist for Task & Purpose as well as the author of The Veteran Workbook, a journal-style book to help veterans reflect on service and plan for a successful future.
This episode will help veterans find their way and work as an initial guide for transitioning people writing a new chapter in their life.

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Worst Uber Driver Ever (00:03:16)

3. Why life is great right now (00:05:20)

4. Interview with Bryan Cranston (00:06:01)

5. What motivated Jenna to join the military (00:09:14)

6. What Jenna’s present self would her military self not recognize (00:09:56)

7. How authenticity impacted professional success (00:10:50)

8. If Jenna could time travel back to last day in the Navy, what she would say to herself (00:11:25)

9. What she is running towards and away from (00:11:54)

10. Advice on how people can uncover for themselves places where they are not free (00:13:33)

11. Impact of Shannon Kent (00:15:42)

12. Most worthwhile investments for younger veterans (00:17:30)

13. How active duty military and veterans can empower ourselves to make a difference against a never-ending number of hurdles and roadblocks (00:18:49)

14. Cheat code people can use to ensure military voices matters to congress (00:19:55)

15. Right mindset to solve problems bigger than us (00:23:51)

16. What Jenna wants people to know about the veteran community (00:26:17)

17. Movie image depicting leadership (00:27:43)

18. Writing a crush letter to one Netflix character (00:29:25)

19. New friendship from past 2-3 years that has developed into a lifetime bond (00:30:54)

20. Which military influencers Jenna would pick for The Traitors (00:31:54)

21. Billboard message for everyone to see and read (00:36:38)

22. Parting shots and thoughts (00:38:48)