Mentors for Military Podcast
Mentors4mil is a conversational formatted podcast that dives into real, unfiltered conversations with professionals from all backgrounds. While founded by veterans, the insights go far beyond the military—offering practical advice, inspiring stories, and proven strategies to help anyone navigate work, life, and growth with purpose and confidence.
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Episodes

Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
EP-309 | Kelsie Sheren - Canadian Artillery/CST
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Kelsie Sheren served four years in the Canadian Forces as an Artillery Gunner and in a role similar to the U.S. Cultural Support Team (CST). During her deployment she began struggling with PTSD and was discharged. We discuss her time in service and the rTMS (Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) treatments that she's recently undergone to help her traumatic brain injury.

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
EP-308 | Marshall Plumlee - From the NBA to Ranger Regiment
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Marshall Plumlee stands out in a crowd at 7-ft. tall, but he also stands out because not many players from professional sports decide to put that aside to join the U.S. military. Marshall is an active-duty U.S. Army Ranger-Qualified infantry officer serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He joins Robert, Jason, and Dave Elder in studio for this episode. Taped at 15 Perry Street.

Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
EP-307 | Brian Marx - Age Doesn’t Matter
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Never let anyone say that your age should stop you from fulfilling your dreams. Brian Marx joined the U.S. Army at forty years old and completed the U.S. Army's Ranger Assessment and Selection Program at forty-one. He's been in the elite 75th Ranger Regiment over 10 years and is still going strong. You'll want to tune in and hear his amazing story.
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Monday Mar 07, 2022
EP-306 | Dave Elder - Service Dog Saves A Life
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
A special story of how Dave Elder felt the need to provide Jason, an active duty Army Ranger, a service dog to help him with his post traumatic stress. That event changed Jason's life and we talk about how it all came about. This story will tug at your heart strings and something you don't want to miss.

Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
EP-305 | Felipe ”Pete” Peters - Ranger Regiment Recon
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Felipe first sat with us on EP-298 and we wanted him to come back to share more of his story.
Felipe Peters spent over 11 years in the U.S. Army's elite 75th Ranger Regiment at both 2nd Battalion and with the Advanced Force Reconnaissance Team, aka Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment (RRD) or today as the Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC). In this episode, Felipe joins Robert and Jason as we touch on a number of topics.

Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
EP-304 | Ray McPadden - We March at Midnight
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Ray McPadden is a former Army Ranger and ground force commander in 2nd Ranger Battalion / 75th Ranger Regiment. He began his military service as an infantry officer in 10th Mountain Division. He sits down with Robert and Jason in studio.His book: raymcpadden.com
Taped at 15 Perry Street

Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
EP-303 | Tom Connally
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Tom Connally, is an experienced leader, strategist, and change agent with proven performance leading, building, and fixing organizations by creating a culture of performance. Tom spent 30 years in the Marine Corps and he joined Robert and Jason on this episode to discuss his career and a culture of performance._______________If you enjoy our content and you want to help support our show, visit https://www.patreon.com/join/Mentors4mil to become a donor of our podcast for as little as $2.
Taped at 15 Perry Street
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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
EP-302 | Randy Surles
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Randy Surles served for over twenty years in the U.S. Army in Special Forces (aka Green Beret) and as an Airborne Ranger, deploying over twenty times to South America, the Middle East, and Africa. In this episode Randy joins Robert and Paul to talk about his career, but we dive deep into the infamous Columbian Lancero School of which he attended. He shares some really funny and insightful stories about La Escuela Militar de Lanceros (The Lancero School) in Colombia, which is the most-respected Ranger Course in Latin America since its inception in 1956. The Lancero School, like the U.S. Army Ranger School, provides junior officers and enlisted men with the skills and attributes needed to be strong tactical leaders throughout the Colombian Army and in the Lancero Group that does special reconnaissance and direct action missions for the Army divisions. The Lancero badge is a mark of distinction worn by military leaders throughout the Americas.
Taped at 15 Perry Street

Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
EP-301 | Don Dorman
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Don Dorman served in the U.S. Marine Corps and has spent most of his life in law enforcement. In this episode, we discuss his time in the Marines, but also his long journey as a policeman, border patrol/agent, Air Marshall, homeland security, and federal agent. He sat down with Robert and Paul to share his personal experiences in several of these jobs, including human trafficking, drug trafficking, and gang enforcement.
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Monday Jan 03, 2022
EP-300 | Nick Lavery - Objective Secure
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Nick is currently serving the United States citizens as a U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officer, Assistant Detachment Commander and is widely recognized as an experienced subject matter expert in special operations, intelligence fusion, and mission planning and execution across all operational continuums. He recently sat down with Robert, Paul, and Don to discuss his military career to this point and the events of 2013 where on Nick's second combat rotation to Afghanistan, he and his Detachment fell victim to an insider attack ultimately resulting in the loss of his leg. Following a year of surgeries and initial recovery including the use of a prosthetic at Walter Reed National Medical Military Center, he returned to his unit. Refusing a military medical retirement, Nick set his sights on returning to operational status.||You can purchase his book "Objective Secure" at MachineNick.com
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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
EP-299 | Tracing the Heroes of D-Day
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Several people behind the scenes of the Normandy Institute (normandyinstitute.org) join Robert on the show to discuss how they have found a way to preserve the stories of The Greatest Generation and the battles they fought in and around Normandy France. A great episode to hear a few WW2 stories from those who have heard it first-hand.
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Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
EP-298 | Felipe ”Pete” Peters Part I
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Felipe Peters spent over 11 years in the U.S. Army's elite 75th Ranger Regiment at both 2nd Battalion and with the Advanced Force Reconnaissance Team, aka Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment (RRD) or today as the Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC). In this episode, Felipe joins Robert, Paul, and Jason as we touch on a number of topics. Felipe will return for a Part II in a few months.
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