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	Podcast:		Former Action Guys Podcast
	Episode:		Ep. 185 \| Ed Ford & Alan Chaisson \| Private Military Contractors
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:48:14
	Publish Date:		2023-05-09 15:07:47
	Description:		Ed Ford is a Marine Recon veteran and Alan Chaisson is a veteran Navy Corpsman. Both men decided to try private military contracting during the Global War on Terror. Now, they join us to discuss their careers and their new book Pony Express about logistics runs in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. Support the show patreon.com/formeractionguys jcramergraphics.com ANGLICOshop.com 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:54 Ed's Recon Background 00:05:08 Al's Navy Corpsman / Paramedic Background 00:08:38 Post-Vietnam Military 00:12:56 Infantry in the 80s 00:16:04 The Marines Took His Left Nut 00:20:20 Beirut Bombing 00:23:20 Peacetime Military / Zero Defect Mentality 00:27:12 Recon Indoc 00:35:30 Recon Missions in Iraq 00:39:45 Alan Leaves the Navy for the Fire Service 00:43:38 Immigrating to the US 00:49:02 Become a Fire Fighter 00:52:37 Becoming a Private Military Contractor 01:04:01 Contractor Training 01:05:36 Weapons Carried by Contractors 01:10:18 The Most Dangerous Areas 01:16:35 Careful What You Wish For 01:20:59 Taliban Punish Their Own
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