Force for Hire
Summary: Welcome to Force for Hire, where we will take you on a deep dive into the shadowy world of private military contracting. Hosts Michelle Harven and Desmon Farris will take listeners behind the scenes of this often misunderstood aspect of modern warfare.
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- Artist: Stars and Stripes
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Podcasts:
Evan Hafer, CEO and founder of Black Rifle Coffee, joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about life as a Green Beret, contractor and coffee roasting expert.
It’s time to find out what it takes to become a military contractor: the skills needed, the attitudes recruiters are looking for and what challenges veterans can expect to face when looking to make the leap into the industry.
In this episode we talk to Barbie Baker and Nicole Woodland, two women with firsthand knowledge of the lifestyle change that takes place after a spouse joins the world of private military contracting.
It’s time to dive headfirst into the topic that has bubbled beneath the surface of nearly every conversation about private military contracting. Money.
We sit down with Erik Prince, co-founder of Blackwater and the face of an industry that generally tries to stay out of the limelight.
In this episode, we delve into Blackwater's history and how its success and failures changed American foreign policy forever.
The story of Adam Gonzales, a soldier turned Blackwater contractor who worked to protect perhaps the most important civilian in Iraq during the height of the war.
Outsourcing America's military might
The teaser trailer for Stars and Stripes' first podcast, Force for Hire
