Kris Paronto

I stopped working for, like, the secondary companies. I wasn't doing contracts for Blackwater or SOC, who took over the contract, or... Or those were the main two. I don't know who has them anymore. Osen Hunter had another contract where I would do teaching with Osen Hunter. That's where I got to, I mean, that's me and Evan Hafer worked on those contracts together. Great contracts.

I stopped working for, like, the secondary companies. I wasn't doing contracts for Blackwater or SOC, who took over the contract, or... Or those were the main two. I don't know who has them anymore. Osen Hunter had another contract where I would do teaching with Osen Hunter. That's where I got to, I mean, that's me and Evan Hafer worked on those contracts together. Great contracts.

But they started a program called the Direct Hire Independent Contractor. You know that, you've worked it. To those that don't, It's funny because what's the acronym? D-H-I-C. We were dicks. And that was the joke. We were dicks. You want to be a dick? Sure, I'll be a dick. So they would come recruiting from the Blackwaters and whoever else.

But they started a program called the Direct Hire Independent Contractor. You know that, you've worked it. To those that don't, It's funny because what's the acronym? D-H-I-C. We were dicks. And that was the joke. We were dicks. You want to be a dick? Sure, I'll be a dick. So they would come recruiting from the Blackwaters and whoever else.

But they started a program called the Direct Hire Independent Contractor. You know that, you've worked it. To those that don't, It's funny because what's the acronym? D-H-I-C. We were dicks. And that was the joke. We were dicks. You want to be a dick? Sure, I'll be a dick. So they would come recruiting from the Blackwaters and whoever else.

And if you had a good record, you've done a lot of time, and your C1 at those places would write you a good eval, you could come and be a dick. And that's what I did after Kandahar, actually. I said, yeah, do you want to go? Because it gave us the opportunity to just, because it gets mundane going from the secondary to the main, to the secondary. I mean, you're going to Afghanistan, right?

And if you had a good record, you've done a lot of time, and your C1 at those places would write you a good eval, you could come and be a dick. And that's what I did after Kandahar, actually. I said, yeah, do you want to go? Because it gave us the opportunity to just, because it gets mundane going from the secondary to the main, to the secondary. I mean, you're going to Afghanistan, right?

And if you had a good record, you've done a lot of time, and your C1 at those places would write you a good eval, you could come and be a dick. And that's what I did after Kandahar, actually. I said, yeah, do you want to go? Because it gave us the opportunity to just, because it gets mundane going from the secondary to the main, to the secondary. I mean, you're going to Afghanistan, right?

When you're doing that 10 years, it's just, you get bored. So it gave me the opportunity to go out to different places. And Libya was one of them. So I was like, yeah. And so I went to Libya, went to Tripoli. It was fun. Again, it was another place where You know, you get from the American government that these dictators and all, they're just awful people and these countries are shitholes.

When you're doing that 10 years, it's just, you get bored. So it gave me the opportunity to go out to different places. And Libya was one of them. So I was like, yeah. And so I went to Libya, went to Tripoli. It was fun. Again, it was another place where You know, you get from the American government that these dictators and all, they're just awful people and these countries are shitholes.

When you're doing that 10 years, it's just, you get bored. So it gave me the opportunity to go out to different places. And Libya was one of them. So I was like, yeah. And so I went to Libya, went to Tripoli. It was fun. Again, it was another place where You know, you get from the American government that these dictators and all, they're just awful people and these countries are shitholes.

And I went there and I'm like, this isn't a shithole. Wow. All right, there's still, the hotels are still open. Man, there's still a Sheraton here that's still open. man, this little resort down by the Mediterranean is still open, even though it was a burning tank down the road. I mean, that's where I didn't ever really question foreign policy and things like that until Libya.

And I went there and I'm like, this isn't a shithole. Wow. All right, there's still, the hotels are still open. Man, there's still a Sheraton here that's still open. man, this little resort down by the Mediterranean is still open, even though it was a burning tank down the road. I mean, that's where I didn't ever really question foreign policy and things like that until Libya.

And I went there and I'm like, this isn't a shithole. Wow. All right, there's still, the hotels are still open. Man, there's still a Sheraton here that's still open. man, this little resort down by the Mediterranean is still open, even though it was a burning tank down the road. I mean, that's where I didn't ever really question foreign policy and things like that until Libya.

It's like, okay, I'm not really sure this was right, but who cares? That's not my job. I'm here to do what my job is. And it was fun. That's where I met Bob. I met Glenn. He was there. And, um... And it was just, it was less protection and more atmospherics. It was more surveillance, counter surveillance.

It's like, okay, I'm not really sure this was right, but who cares? That's not my job. I'm here to do what my job is. And it was fun. That's where I met Bob. I met Glenn. He was there. And, um... And it was just, it was less protection and more atmospherics. It was more surveillance, counter surveillance.

It's like, okay, I'm not really sure this was right, but who cares? That's not my job. I'm here to do what my job is. And it was fun. That's where I met Bob. I met Glenn. He was there. And, um... And it was just, it was less protection and more atmospherics. It was more surveillance, counter surveillance.

And trying to see if there were terrorists that were moving into the country because of the vacuum of power. Who was on our side? Who was not on our side? And that was fun. Because it wasn't so much protection anymore, doing like we did a lot in Afghanistan and Iraq. It was more protection. Just a lot more trade craft. It was.

And trying to see if there were terrorists that were moving into the country because of the vacuum of power. Who was on our side? Who was not on our side? And that was fun. Because it wasn't so much protection anymore, doing like we did a lot in Afghanistan and Iraq. It was more protection. Just a lot more trade craft. It was.

And trying to see if there were terrorists that were moving into the country because of the vacuum of power. Who was on our side? Who was not on our side? And that was fun. Because it wasn't so much protection anymore, doing like we did a lot in Afghanistan and Iraq. It was more protection. Just a lot more trade craft. It was.