Charles "Chip" Jenkins, Jr. was the captain of the Grantville High School football team and the boyfriend of Julie Sims at the time of the Ring of Fire. They both joined the army. However, after Julie became a hero at the Battle of Jena, Chip, rather than feeling pride for his girlfriend, clearly felt jealousy. As none of Julie's friends and immediate family liked Chip (including her father, her uncle, or town leader Michael Stearns), they began grooming Scots mercenary Alexander Mackay as a replacement. After Julie spoke with Rebecca Abrabanel, she broke up with Chip.