No analogy whatsoever. Does Boeing provide "military consultants" as pilots ? Do we have "Wild Geese" or mercenary units ?
A lot of libertarian nonsense romantically assumes that a capitalist society will just plain magically more militarily effective than an authoritarian society. That is romantic nonsense. The values of a good soldier are duty, obedience, order, discipline, courage, and self-sacrifice. These are not free market libertarian values. They are authoritarian values.
I disagree that we could have a privately run military. But, given that in many countries the state has provided the armament and equipment, not private industry, I think it's an important point.
The values of a good soldier are duty, obedience, order, discipline, courage, and self-sacrifice. These are not free market libertarian values. They are authoritarian values.
But it is a free market value to choose to perform under authoratarian discipline -- something that more doctrinaire libertarians sometimes forget.
Not having served, I could be wrong. But I have the impression that initiative is also a virtue that the military approves of -- one that is more prevalent in a free market society. I'd also suggest that courage and discipline (at least of the self-discipline sort) are as much free market as authoritarian virtues.