Living in a one stoplight town, seventeen-year-old Jennifer Marshall jumped at the chance to join the Navy—leaving for bootcamp just five weeks after graduation. Her first command was Outlying Field San Nicolas Island where she worked as a plane captain. Later, she transferred to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), serving as a Logistics Specialist and deploying for Operation Iraqi Freedom. During her service, she had a variety of collateral duties, including serving on the Ship’s Security Defense Team and the Repair Locker Fire Team—both teams staffed heavily of males. Jennifer also volunteered as a Sexual Assault Victim Intervention advocate, working hard to protect the rights of fellow sailors who had experienced a Military Sexual Trauma. After nearly 5 years of service, she honorably separated as a Petty Officer 2nd Class. During her service, Jennifer earned a Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist designation, among other awards. An actress and producer, Jennifer has produced 15 PSAs highlighting the service of female veterans that have been widely disseminated by the VA and other organizations. Additionally, she has worked as the technical advisor for numerous VA PSAs to ensure female veterans are accurately depicted. Jennifer advocates for female veterans, MST survivors and is passionate about empowering veterans to have a successful transition from military to civilian life. You might recognize Jennifer from her roles on Stranger Things, Hawaii Five-0, and Nickelodeon’s Game Shakers, to name a few.