Can I turn off GSM radio of my Verizon iPhone 5?

So My Verizon iPhone 5 runs on the CDMA network, but it also has GSM unlocked capabilities.
I know that it comes with a Verizon SIM for roaming internationally, which I'm not interested.
I have an international sim from my home country, which I use when I go home. It works perfectly. When I'm back to the US, I take it off and I'm back to CDMA on Verizon.
My question is - is there a way to eliminate this SIM switching steps? I mean, when I'm in the US, I'd like to turn OFF the GSM radio so I use Verizon's CDMA. But when I travel, I'd like to turn it ON to activate the SIM card and use the GSM. Right now, if I have the SIM card inside the iPhone 5 when I'm in the US it will overide my CDMA signal and will pick the GSM signal (in roaming from my home country). I have to take it off everytime I'm back in the US, which it's not nice.
Any chance this is possible? Any ideas?
Thanks.

To expand on what Tim said, the iPhone 5, to work on Verizon's network requires that the Verizon 4G LTE SIM be installed in the phone. The SIM that came in your Verizon iPhone 5 is not a GSM SIM for roaming internationally.
The Verizon iPhone 4S comes with a Vodafone GSM SIM for international roaming. The SIM slot is not required on the 4S for Verizon's 3G CDMA network.

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