Canadian Special Operations Face Off with ISIS | Sebastian "Butch" Bouchard | Ep. 378

Canadian Special Operations Face Off with ISIS | Sebastian "Butch" Bouchard | Ep. 378

Author: dee takos November 1, 2025 Duration: 2:05:10
Sebastian Bouchard, a veteran of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR), recounts his 15-year career, beginning with the unit's founding after the infamous Airborne Regiment disbandment and detailing the brutal selection process . His operational history spans night raids in Afghanistan, a chaotic deployment in Libya, and intense close-quarters combat during the 2015 ISIS push in Iraq. Finally, Bouchard shares his post-military struggle with service-related TBI and his success with unconventional medical treatment, which inspired him to found the global risk mitigation firm, the 242 Group.
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0:00 Start/Origin Story
4:52 CSOR founded (2006).
15:02 CSOR Selection difficulty.
29:36 First deployment: Afghanistan.
45:04 2011 Libya rapid deployment.
50:29 Made fake IDs in Libya.
1:06:11 Commanding Iraq front line.
1:11:28 Major ISIS breakthrough.
1:39:41 TBI treatment success.


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