I grew up in russia and now live in canada, many boys i grew up with are now mercs.?

Question

Who pays for them, how do they pick their fights and how do they fly with their weapons? I heard my highschool boyfriend is fighting in africa, why are they there?

Answer 1

Mercenaries are usually a group of people with a commander that advertises around the world indicating they are for hire. Those that wish to hire them contact the commander who then relates the information to the group. Most groups must agree by a majority as to whether to take that particular job. If they do the people that hire them pay for private transportation to the area in which they will be working.

Because this is private owned aircraft or ships the Mercs are able to bring their own weapons (which they all have) and will be provided with the extras they need such as grenades, extra ammo, etc..

You have got to know what's going on in all parts of Africa. They are killing each other by the hundreds of thousands. Mercs in this case are hired to help one side or the other to defeat the opposing side or they are hired as body guards for the important people of one side or the other.

Mercs are not assassins just well trained soldiers that find they have no other marketable skills in civilian life that can pay them what they want so they choose to do what they do best and get paid real well for it. Others need that rush of adrenalin that comes with the inherent danger.

We cannot blame or fault the mercs for what they do. If people were not so hell bent on killing each other there would be no need for mercs.

Answer 2

Are you asking a question or telling us.

They don't carry weapons on civil Airlines. Weapons are supplied before crossing a land border, or in the country the operation is taking place.They are on a contract with who ever hires them normally 50% up front the rest to be collected if they survive.

Most countries have laws that say Mercenary's are hired killers and its an arrestable offense to even try and recruit in these countries.

The law in parts of Africa, a traditional area of operations for mercenaries is far looser, but if captured you wont qualify for the treatment of a prisoner of war, torture and a bullet in the head is the norm.

Many people claim to be mercenaries but are fools with fantasy's, most mercenaries have a military background, the ones who tend to live longer anyway.

Very few if any mercenaries have any ideology they are in it strictly for the money.

While its portrayed as a glamorous business in the films its in reality dirty work, many of the men who engage in this business don't make it to retirement or pension age, the jungles of Africa are littered with the unmarked graves of white men with a bullet hole in the back of the head or from wounds in combat.

Nobody will grieve their passing as they tend to be loners unable to make a commitment to country or kin.

Answer 3

I am a Russian soldier my self. (contract, not conscript)

anyways, yes, there is jobs out there for former Russian service men, both concripts and contracts to make jobs as a private fighters. Usually, they are hired by warlords, smugglers, crime groups, or rebels. They well usually fight against the legitimate goverment of a nation, for whatever end (revolution, to just as security to smuggle diamonds/money/drugs)

Sometimes as well, some of the less savoury countries (Sudan comes to mind...) will hire mercenaries to fight as well, or more often, as trainers for their army. Since The Russian/USA/Europe/Canada/ect armies have more training and skill, and can pass it along to the other countries.

If you want to talk more about this, send me the message...

Answer 4

Mercenary is such a nasty word. Security Consultant or Security Contractor seems to be the preferred term now.
They are normally recruited out of the military directly from discharge. The companies they work for are usually well known.
Names like Blackwater
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/securityconsulting/support_services.asp
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/
-Unflattering videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJUEULWEP9c


or
http://www.hartsecurity.com/
http://www.executivesecurityltd.com/

Answer 5

Mercs are hired killers, they don't choose there fights as they kill for money and most likely whoever hires them has weapons waiting for them when they get to wherever.... they are sub human and they need to be shot for what they do.

Answer 6

Don`t know. Anyway mercs are worthless pieces of crap & should be executed. They are a menace to society.