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title: BTM228 – Jeff Locke – Kaiser Permanente Veteran Services — Psycharmor
description: Show Summary   On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Jeff Locke, a Navy Veteran and Sr Consultant for the Military Health and Veteran Programs at Kaiser Permanente. Jeff shares insights from his military service and how it shapes his approach to healthcare and Veteran support.
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# [BTM228 – Jeff Locke – Kaiser Permanente Veteran Services — Psycharmor](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/jeff-locke)

 Written by [Emma Atherall](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/author/emma-atherall) | Jul 29, 2025 7:00:00 AM

**About Today’s Guest**

Over the past 14 years at Kaiser Permanente, Jeff Locke focused on building and leading enterprise level programs across all Kaiser Permanente Markets, Physician Groups, and Lines of Business. Jeff served in US Navy as Search and Rescue Swimmer before being honorably discharged under medical conditions in 2003. He is a service-connected disabled veteran with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences concentrating in management from Washington State University and a Master of Science in Project Management from Villanova University. Jeff lives in Washington State, with his wife and two amazing children. They love outdoor adventures, golf, going to the beach, and spending quality time together.

**PsychArmor Resource of the Week**

This week’s PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor Course 15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers. This course was created to educate Healthcare Providers who care for our military Veterans. PsychArmor asked hundreds of Veterans what they wanted civilians, employers, educators, health care providers, and therapists to know about them. You can find the resource here: [https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/15-things-veterans-for-healthcare-providers](https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/15-things-veterans-for-healthcare-providers).

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**Links Mentioned In This Episode**

[Kaiser Permanente Veteran Services](https://myhealth.kaiserpermanente.org/veterans)

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**Theme Music  
**Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with [Operation Encore](https://operationencore.org/), a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.

**This Episode Sponsored By:  
**This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.

 *Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at *[*www.veteranmentalhealth.com*](http://www.veteranmentalhealth.com)*  *

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