I think the way to look at it is that the US military is a publicly-funded education and selection process for the private military companies, in much the same way that some white-collar folks get a start in like the DoJ and then move on to a highly-paid position in the private sector.
Absolutely. I remember watching a documentary about the subject where a British guy basically said anyone who was at all good at being a soldier was now a private contractor.
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That really isn't even true anymore. There are so many private contractors fighting in our wars right now it's insane.
I think the way to look at it is that the US military is a publicly-funded education and selection process for the private military companies, in much the same way that some white-collar folks get a start in like the DoJ and then move on to a highly-paid position in the private sector.
Absolutely. I remember watching a documentary about the subject where a British guy basically said anyone who was at all good at being a soldier was now a private contractor.