What do candles, the Royal Australian Air Force and Body Image have to do with each other? They're all a part of Sonya Lock's life. Sonya started her small business while working in the Air Force in order to raise the funds to publish her first book. Tune in to hear her story.

This week's episode of Prep Your Standard NATO starts out with Shannon, the Programs Coordinator for Soldier On Australia Perth, telling us about what Soldier On does...and rapidly turns down the road of:

- the issues young veterans face,

- life as a military spouse

- and claims she's not funny.

Don't worry though, the episode does circle back to what Solider On are doing to assist young veterans in WA.

Tune in via Spotify, I Heart Radio or iTunes to learn more and find out just how funny Shannon actually is.

In this week's episode, we speak with Laurin, the leader and organiser of a group of people that knit vests, beanies, jumpers and more for the homeless and veterans in need of Western Australia.

Jackaroo, Commando, Author, Leadership Trainer, Entrepreneur.

Bram Connolly is a man of action and he's not afraid to speak his mind. He took his training and experiences in the military and turned them into a thriving business.

On the 12th of February 1916, a community banded together to build a home for a wounded Gallipoli soldier. To this day, the little cottage in Mount Hawthorn stands as a symbol of family, community and the ANZAC Spirit. We speak with Anne, the caretaker and descendant of this historical landmark.

By crikey! This episode of Prep Your Standard NATO is more ocker than a Vegemite sanga. Host, Ashayla, chats with Charlie and Tom or Charlie Koala's, a small business that sells handcrafted, recycled wooden frames and Australiana artwork in order to help other veterans in financial need.

Our guests on this week's episode are two local superheroes. Literally. Australian Army veterans Al (aka the Caped Crusader of Western Australia) and Paul chat about the Army, charity work, why they run around town in capes and the growing Veteran Cosplay Community here in Perth.

Recorded live at Perth's Invictus Games 2018 event, the CO of Stirling discusses what it means to have the Invictus Games 2018 Team Australia in the state before RSLWA Events Manager Wendy Moss tells us about her involvement in the day and other big events in WA.

9/11, deployment, PTSD and transitioning. Host, Ashayla, sits down with her sister to do something they've never actually done before...have an honest conversation about what it was like growing up in the Navy.

Lieutenant General Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, KCB, KCMG, VD was a First World War general, an architect who had a significant impact on the city of Perth and the great-grandfather of Verity, our guest for this episode. Verity speaks of her life, her family and the legacy of Sir Hobbs.