Videos tagged with Security Contractor

This video from Kit Badger, featuring Ivan, offers a pragmatic and blunt assessment of pursuing a career as a security contractor. Ivan emphasizes the importance of maturity, proper training, and a realistic understanding of the lifestyle's impact on personal relationships. He advises potential applicants to focus on building a solid background and to take direct action by applying rather than seeking permission.

This video features a review of the Arcteryx Fugitive (Covert) Hoody after approximately 11 years of use by Kit Badger. The reviewer highlights the jacket's durability, particularly its performance during six years of deployments to the Middle East as a security contractor and numerous backpacking adventures. While the jacket is reaching the end of its lifespan, the reviewer expresses satisfaction with its longevity and discusses both its positive and negative aspects. The video also lists the reviewer's loadout, including the Arcteryx hoody, a BRCC Coffee Or Die Shirt, and Prometheus Design Werx Raider Field Pants.

This episode of Patriot Profiles features Sergeant Wes McGirr, a former Green Beret from ODA 574. McGirr discusses his experiences as the youngest member of his ODA team in Afghanistan and his subsequent career as a security contractor protecting Afghan President Hamid Karzai. He shares insights into both his military service and his civilian security role, highlighting the unique challenges and responsibilities of each.