[sean327]

What is with all the stupid mercenary talk lately?
Sure, let’s trust our national security to a bunch of guys whose only loyalty is to a paycheck. Screw it, we can just disband the US military and replace it with these clowns. Yeah, that is a brilliant idea.

[11th_VA]

The military is being disbanded as we speak. Check your email, you might have a pink slip. Contractors pay better anyway.

[txhurl]

This is not about disbanding the Armed Services, just winning the fights their current political apologists won’t let them win.

Once we get rid of the no-fighting factions in the Services, they’ll go back to what they’re supposed to do: kill our enemies.

[Jeff Chandler]

we can just disband the US military and replace it with these clowns.

Clowns? I don't think you know who you are talking about. These guys are recruited from the cream of the military.

[DesertRhino]

Its a good idea. A fine idea. An American idea.

Its disgusting that soldiers are paid the way they are. A Seal, SF, Ranger, or Marine grunt get the same pay as a pentagon admin pogue.

Every other field pays people who reach the pinnacle of their profession. Only the trigger pullers get the flag waved in their face and are told to do it abysmally below market wages.
We are constantly told we must pay for accountants, attorneys, doctors, and engineers in public service. Lockheed execs do not take a military officer payscale for the duration of the war to demonstrate their patriotism.

No, it is only the soldier, the trigger puller that must do it for burger flipping wages.
Contractor and merc wages show us the true market forces at work, and the true cost of hiring a soldier.

We are free marketeers,,,until we need a soldier.

[mad_as_he$$]

Most of those “clowns” cost the US taxpayer millions to train and are some of the best operators even seen on this planet. Re-upping of SecOps is at an all time low. Let ‘em go get some. Most are itching for a fight. Better killing ISIS than fighting fro the cartels.

[TurboZamboni]

let’s trust our national security to a bunch of guys whose only loyalty is to a paycheck.

Unlike our Senate.

[The_Reader_David]

I think you misunderstand even modern mercenary culture. Back during the Cold War, there were honest-to-goodness mercenaries who would fight for anyone willing to pay them enough provided they were fighting against Communism. Their loyalty wasn't to the paycheck, but to the cause. Their active risking of life and limb on behalf of the cause was conditioned on paychecks, but as the Holy Apostle Paul observed, "Who serves as a solider at his own expense?"

[ohioman]

These people are not clowns. Almost all of them are 100% patriotic and are former U.S military. To state that they only care about their paycheck sounds like a leftist smear.

[SisterK]

What makes you think mercenaries out of Delta, SEALs, SF, Marines and Rangers are not patriotic?

[tomkat]

I’m guessing that right about now you’re thinking ‘oops’ ? !

[Morpheus2009]

Most of these contract mercs are experienced special forces or police who joined a private army for the better pay. Reality is, your paycheck is better from the likes if Blackwater or others of its kind.