OCONUS: The Contractor's Life

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OCONUS: The Contractor's Life takes a look at the real-world lifestyle and experiences of those who serve the interests of the United States in the roles of private security contractors. In this, the second season, primarily, my experiences as a private security contractor working OCONUS. While not an expose nor a whistleblower forum, the podcast does, to some extent, discuss the difficulties and challenges that everyone faces at some point in their life as a private security contractor. I/we do discuss some of those issues, and to some extent, in detail.

However, because PSC comprises only approximately ten percent of the overall contractor pool, it only seems fitting that some to many of the guests would be those who fulfilled roles other than private security.

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In this episode, while I make oblique references to Iraq and Afghanistan, my focus is still on my experiences as a private security contractor on my first contract in the country of Kuwait.

Why spend so much time detailing my time in Kuwait, you ask? Especially when the juicy stuff awaits? Perhaps it is because it is analagous to one's first love. If you understand that analogy then you will understand why I am spending so much time in Kuwait, laying the groundwork, so to speak. Because everything I became in my latter years as a private security contractor, save my military experience in the 1980's, was a direct result of my experiences in Kuwait.

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As promised previously, this season's eisodes will be shorter -- on average, around 30-minutes in length. To be sure, there will be episodes that are longer, particularly those with guests.

In this episode, I start just before my enlistment into the United States Marine Corps, transitioning into my first contract OCONUS in the Summer of 2007.

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Ken is a former member of the U.S. Army. Ken made it through SFAS, made it to the Q-course but was subsequently released prior to completion of the Q-course due to a medical injury.

Ken has worked as a private security contractor Stateside in the United States, and now owns a construction firm. He is also the owner and host of Inked Warrior Ministries and Wienerfied: Real Talk with Real Men.

Special Guest: Ken Gouchi.

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Links:

• Wienerfied — Wienerfied dot com is owned and hosted by Ken Gouchi -- an American patriot, U.S. military veteran, PSC, and general contractor in the construction industry. His podcast can also be found at Rumble. Search for "Wienerfied: Real Talk with Real Men."

In this epsisode I talk with the dynamic duo of Greg "Doc" Hesch and Mike "Doc" Riche. Both are veterans of the United States Military, former Private Security Contractors overseas, and Paramedics. Both have spent time overseas in war zones. Neither are strangers to the damage violence can impart to the human body.

We spend the bulk of our time discussing many of the medical issues of contracting from the tactical perspective. We also discuss the differences between tactical medicine as practiced in conflict zones versus medical treatment practiced in non-conflict zones -- such as in the United States.

Special Guests: Greg Hesch and Mike Riche.

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In this episode, I talk again with Greg Hesch -- former member of the United States Air Force, Paramedic, Wild Land Firefighter, and Private Security Contractor. Greg and I recap his background and history prior to becoming a private security contractor. We briefly spend time discussing his experiences as a private security contractor overseas, spending the bulk of the time discussing a variety of topics related to the private security industry as a whole.

Special Guest: Greg Hesch.

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Dave Williams is a former member of the United States Marine Corps, and a Private Security Contractor. I talk with Dave about his experiences as a PSC. We also spend a fair amount of time discussing what new people in the industry should consider and why.

Previously, we discussed, primarily, his experiences working overseas. While we re-cap most of his experiences in this episode, we spend the brunt of our time talking about the things new people in the industry should consider.

Dave is currently on contract in a supervisory and instructor role with Triple Canopy in the State of Colorado. working under the auspices of the DHS.

Special Guest: Dave Williams.

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Mike Morton is a former member of the United States Army as an infantry medic. He spent twenty years in law enforcement, parts of that time as a police SWAT medic. Mike retired after 20-years service in 2013. After working three years private security in the U-S, Mike began contracting OCONUS in Mexico as a police instructor and adivsor on a Department of State contract. He is currently awaiting contract award in another country.

While our primary topic of discussion in this episode is the goings on south of the border, in particular how they pertian to a law enforcement and security stand point, we also take on several other topics and their spill-over affect.

Special Guest: Mike Morton.

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