Can MGS 4 style PMC's really exist ?

[ian]

Could companies like Backwater ever become as big and as powerful as the Private Military Companies in Metal gear ?

[Y2k Crispy]

No, not enough nanomachines.

[😼Studio Cat😼]

Not enough chicken robots. But PMCs ARE a thing.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/pmc-list.htm

[Midnight Sky ✨🌙✨]

You're probably not going to see many B&B's running around.

[bermuda]

yeah, they do exist, but I'm pretty sure that you don't see gigantic robots walking around on their bases...

[😼Studio Cat😼]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Maximus:

yeah, they do exist, but I'm pretty sure that you don't see gigantic robots walking around on their bases...

Not a lot of ladies in ♥♥♥♥♥♥ power suits either.

[Abu Hajjar أبو حجر]

geneva convention is looking towards banning these pmc's
stricter laws are being made to regulate these organisations

[Mad_House]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Aint that a beauty:

geneva convention is looking towards banning these pmc's
stricter laws are being made to regulate these organisations

That's stupid. There goes my whole aspiration to become a soldier of fortune...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTv-I2Y390

[Abu Hajjar أبو حجر]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Surlaw:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Aint that a beauty:

geneva convention is looking towards banning these pmc's
stricter laws are being made to regulate these organisations

That's stupid. There goes my whole aspiration to become a soldier of fortune...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTv-I2Y390

i get you but pmc guys have been known to ♥♥♥♥ and torture women and people in conflict zones
and once that happens they run back to their country and escape the laws
professional military units are monitored by the military police, no such thing exists in pmc's

[Mad_House]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Aint that a beauty:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Surlaw:

That's stupid. There goes my whole aspiration to become a soldier of fortune...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTv-I2Y390

i get you but pmc guys have been known to ♥♥♥♥ and torture women and people in conflict zones
and once that happens they run back to their country and escape the laws
professional military units are monitored by the military polics, no such thing exists in pmc's

Some tasteless ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ like to join organizations to do things like that, and yeah, they really ruin the integrity of the whole profession. The thing is, the entire career shouldn't be punished for the idiocy of a few. In my opinion, the punishment for such crimes should be much more severe and there should be stringent background checks and psych evals for individuals wanting to enter into the industry.

I don't think, however, that the career in and of itself should perish for the wrong things a few people do. By in large, private military contractors can be great guys, and often it's the best thing they can do after they've been in the ♥♥♥♥ for a period of time and are seeking a real opportunity to put their skills to use for an income that can sustain the American dream.

[Abu Hajjar أبو حجر]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/14/south-africas-ageing-white-mercenaries-who-helped-turn-tide-on-boko-haram
a pmc indeed, doing the dirt work of the government
also it has been heard that pmcs sometimes fight for both sides of the conflict

[ian]

Can PMC's ever be as big as state army's ?

[Lily]

There's a whole ideology around the idea of private companies being functioning states - it's called "ancap."

[ian]

Let me better clarify my question.

Can a PMC given enough money (G20 nation cash or something similar) invade countries like Iraq ?

What are the limitations of what a PMC can do ?

[Danksama]

Check this out OP: https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/50u26j/the_modern_mercenary_private_armies_and_what_they/

[Abu Hajjar أبو حجر]

i mean mercenaries are not a bad thing tbh they are ready to do the dirt work when the government does not want to get involved
for all we know they might be successfully containing an armed insurgency that if let loose could have serious repercussions