Episode Archive
79 episodes of OCONUS: The Contractor's Life since the first episode, which aired on June 2nd, 2020.
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OTCL: Season-3 Episode-5
May 25th, 2023 | Season 3 | 21 mins 1 sec
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
A discussion on the life of a private security contractor overseas, away from his or her country, in a foreign land, often contrary and hostile to his or her way of life.
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OTCL: Season-3 Episode-4
May 11th, 2023 | Season 3 | 34 mins 19 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
A discussion on the life of a private security contractor overseas, away from his or her country, in a foreign land, often contrary and hostile to his or her way of life.
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OCONUS: The Contractor's Life Season-3 Episode-3
May 5th, 2023 | Season 3 | 30 mins 34 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
A discussion on the life of a private security contractor overseas, away from his or her country, in a foreign land, often contrary and hostile to his or her way of life.
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OTCL: Season-3 Episode-2
April 27th, 2023 | Season 3 | 27 mins 21 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
A discussion of life overseas as a private security contractor.
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OCONUS: The Contractor's Life Season-3 Episode-1
April 20th, 2023 | Season 3 | 20 mins 58 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I talk, briefly, about what contractors do in their down-time, and how we are different but not so much so on a humanitarian level.
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Season-2 Episode-29
November 17th, 2022 | Season 2 | 1 hr 12 mins
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I talk with Douglas Hardman -- former member of the U.S. Army, and private security contractor.
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Season-2 Episode-27
November 10th, 2022 | Season 2 | 33 mins 37 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode I digress and rant about the abysmal state of the standard private security model -- primarily in the U.S.
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Season-2 Episode-26
November 3rd, 2022 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 21 mins
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I talk with Ken Gouchi, former U.S. Army and host of Wienerfied dot com, and David Maestas, retired U.S. Army, and founder of Discover Maestro.
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Season-2 Episode-25
October 27th, 2022 | Season 2 | 33 mins
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I take an unceremonious departure from Afghanistan, going back to Iraq.
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Season-2 Episode-24
October 20th, 2022 | Season 2 | 1 hr 19 mins
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I talk with friend Dave Maestas, and founder of Discover Maestro.
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Season-2 Episode-23
October 6th, 2022 | Season 2 | 40 mins 4 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I talk about, primarily, the differences between standard private security and non-standard private security.
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Season-2 Episode-22
September 29th, 2022 | Season 2 | 37 mins 6 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I talk more of my time and experiences while working in the Jalalabad region of Afghanistan.
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Season-2 Episode-21
September 22nd, 2022 | Season 2 | 40 mins 30 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I talk more of my time with EODT while working in the Jalalabad region of Afghanistan.
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Season-2 Episode-20
August 4th, 2022 | Season 2 | 43 mins 39 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I continue with my experiences as a PSC in Iraq, moving from my relatively brief time with then SOC-SMG and moving over to EODT.
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Season-2 Episode-19
July 28th, 2022 | Season 2 | 43 mins 37 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I talk more about my first deployment to Iraq as a PSC. I also clarify my comments on the distinction between OCONUS and Overseas. I also talk about some of the differences between contracting overseas and working stateside.
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Season-2 Episode-18
July 21st, 2022 | Season 2 | 39 mins 22 secs
leo, mercenaries, military, pmc, psc, veteran
In this episode, I finally transition from Kuwait to Iraq. I also talk, briefly, about my experiences between Kuwait and Iraq prior to deploying as a PSC to Iraq, as well as my initial experiences the first couple of weeks on the ground in Iraq.