The National Defense welcomes Steve Caldeira, President and CEO of the International Franchise Association, to the program to talk about the Vet Fran; Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative of the IFA. Vet Fran is a collection of over 600 franchises around the country that offer special opportunities to military veterans seeking to open up their own franchise. For more information on this great program of the IFA, check out the Vet Fran website.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014
It's 'Help A Hero' Time!
The National Defense welcomes Gordon Logan from SportClips back to the program as he continues his run as one of the most frequent and long running guests on the radio show; and with good reason. Gordon talks with Randy and Jerry about the various veteran support initiatives that his company has partnered up with the VFW on, and this week, he fills us on on the specifics of the "Help a Hero" scholarship.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Mission: Hire
The National Defense welcomes Commerce Bank's Adewale' Soluade and Mike Moore to discuss their company's new veteran hiring initiative, "Mission: Hire." Adewale' serves as the Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager for Commerce, and heads up the program to bring more military servicemembers and veterans to work for the midwestern bank. Mike Moore, an Army Veteran and current VP of Commerce Bank's I.T. Business Office also joins the conversation. For more information, check out theMission: Hire portion of the Commerce Bank webiste.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Legal Asisstance for Service Members
The National Defense welcomes Laurie Neff, Director of the Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers, joins the program to discuss the new directives handed down by the DoD regarding PTSD, discharges, and medical benefits that once might have been denied. Beyond simply being compensated for military service after up to even 30 years time, honor is also being restored to those who served

