What are some good mercenary jobs (Or in other words 'Private Security') for an American.
What are some good mercenary jobs (Or in other words 'Private Security') for an American.
What are some good mercenary jobs (Or in other words 'Private Security') for an American.
there are none
>there are none
This is it OP. The golden age of the early GWOT is over.
and even if, you need experience
>What are some good mercenary jobs
Typically standing guard at an airport or embassy in some hostile nation. Your also going to need a truckload of experience if you want contracts that aren't total garbage. Keep in mind that they also take in technical jobs like electricians and pilots.
The old GWOT days of 6 figure Triple Canopy contracts if you could breath and speak English are like 15 years behind us.
All "security contractors" have been replaced by either the huge pool of Ex-SF coming off of GWOT or cheap foreign labor for lower level work. If you don't have tier-1 experience you're fighting a huge pool of experienced candidates for what isn't actually all that high of a wage anymore.
Tl;dr, unless you're already in, you'll never get in.
t. Former Contractor
Damn, that sucks.
>All "security contractors" have been replaced by either the huge pool of Ex-SF coming off of GWOT
They still take in Military Police and Security Forces, the problem is that it pays like ass.
Is the Maritime security stuff still going strong down by Africa? Still paying well?
>Still paying well?
It never payed well to begin with, and the whole captain phelps shit destroyed the image around maritime security
ah well..
deep sea welding it is then
never did
"Pays well" is a matter of opinion. It's never been a lucrative gig and the guys I know who did it basically either couldn't land a better gig for one reason or another or we're trying to "build time" for better work.
The odds of any given person, especially from the West, making through the FFL to start with are so low as I don't consider it vaguely realistic for most people. That said *if* you managed to do a full set of FFL enlistment you'd be in much better shape for some contract work, but why you'd want to go hang out in more shitholes for comparatively low pay without even the esprit de Corps to deal with the suck is beyond me.
Your best gig is stateside bodyguard/security work for some rich frick. Second best is corporate security consultant. Way way way down the list is "mercenary" work in some African shithole.
What people don't understand is there are *very* few "high speed" private jobs and the vast vast majority of contract work doesn't go within 100m of a gun ever. If you do managed to get an armed job you will most likely be a glorified door guard with pay to match.
Tl;dr as I said at first, the "golden age" is long long gone, it's not that big of an industry, it's not that well paying, and it's not that good of a lifestyle. You would be much better served getting into corporate security or consulting than you would be overseas contracting.
>consulting
what do you actually do? plan security for events and buildings and stuff?
That and do some Instructor work
Risk assessment, security assessments, event security, some guys do physical pen-test work. Consultants don't "do work" they explain what work needs done and advise on how to do it.
Basically you're banking on the fact that while you don't know everything about a given topic you know more than the person hiring you and they're willing to pay.
>Basically you're banking on the fact that while you don't know everything about a given topic you know more than the person hiring you and they're willing to pay.
im a grade A bluffing c**t so maybe thats the route for me
thoughts on french foreing legion? i want to join and gain experience for private contracts
>sub humans around you
>have to clean all the time
>gay antics
>have to learn french
>do nothing since all combat stops when you enter the room and you basically just stand guard at some fuel port in Babooba, Africa
ill pass
You need to fluent in French
Not true
you will be surrounded by slavs and macacos
You wont get any worthwhile experience and nobody will hire you because the FFL are all expendable bums. You're only real shot is being a Ranger or a SEAL if you're American or Royal Marine if you're a brit. Nobody else really gets hired, especially these days. The pay isn't even worth it anymore anyway.
Another moron who wants to join FFL. Rather go straight to Ukraine where you at least see some action instead being molested by crackhead african and drunk russians
Id be willing to pay modest sums to hitmen to kill specific civilian nobodies but i dont want to waste a few thousand dollars to get nothing. Too bad
A colleague of mine did an exercise with them back when he was a paratrooper. The local police arrested two of them the first night for raping a hooker. Get to your own conclusions.
whats the best case scenario you can get as a private security contractor with SOF background these days
Ranger batt to GRS
Body guard or door man for some celebrity.
Mercenaries are not real.
why would you want to be a subhuman piece of shit ?
>Fighting for your country is a noble pursuit
>Fighting for your country and being paid appropriately is evil
Anybody who is good in the military, isn't in the military. If your plan isn't to be a career officer, get out within 10 years. They know how much a good soldier is worth, they just won't pay it unless you know too.
>Fighting for your country is a noble pursuit
it's not and never has been
>Fighting for your country is a noble pursuit
You're israeli? Why didn't you say so israelite. Just join mossad
>>Tl;dr, unless you're already in, you'll never get in.
Oh man, some real post for a change. Vidya larpers BTFO. Emphasis in NEVER, nevah on a million years
Golden age for contracting is over. If you arent a Ranger or some other special operator you arent doing it. They used to let cops with 3 years experience contract in Kosovo and Bosnia back in the day but thats long over.
>tfw I won't be able to commit war crimes in a lesser country unpunished
why live?
PMCs work varies. Some guys are operating, some do EOD or piloting, and most of them just drive trucks or guard gates. And most of the time, a car mechanic, firefighter, welder or a truck driver earns more for an hour in the us. You want to go the easy way? You can get certificates (at least in Europe) and guard ships from pirates. You sweat in 50C, stare at nothingness, eat shitty food, stay away from home, internet and civilization for months, without shooting anything
>You sweat in 50C, stare at nothingness, eat shitty food, stay away from home, internet and civilization for months, without shooting anything
whats the pay like
The dude getting paid the most, is the one that recruited you. He sits behind a desk and doesn't go out to sea.
>$300 - $800 a day
surely theyre bullshit numbers, i would live like a fricking tribal cannibal for 6 months for that kind of money
new guys aren't paid that much
Pretty good if you ignore working conditions. If it's money you're after be an electrician instead, it pays well and you'll be in a lot more comfort.
why being an electrician sucks ass
It pays decently, good job security and you get to go home to your family every night. If you don't want to be an electrician then be a plumber, a gas installation tech or a welder.
you can bang lonely housewives'
>comfort
lmao.
>destroying your back over 30-40 years so boomers can wait to die in gaudy McMansions™ and zoomers can vape and play vidya in their bugcell
which you doesn't destroy your back
The pay is about 3k USD/month, with no serious upgrade prospects. Granted, while you work they feed and shelter you, provide medical attention etc. but you would be better just going into merchant navy if you're interested, as 10k USD/month is very managable with a few years of experience, work conditions are similar or better, and you actually do something rather than stare at nothingness. Especially if you have any engineering skills, ship engineers can retire at fricking 35 in Europe
>t. used to work in the field and drink with ship security officers
>mfw when i did a QRF deployment with the UN for six months in the ME and got like $1300 a week while living in 1st world conditions
we even had a pool. wish i never came home tbqh
Some shipping companies around Africa hire maritime security. They're very picky though, usually only hire ex tier 1's
Mercenary and Private Security are two different words because they are two different jobs.
>another 'child with zero work or military experience asking how they can become a mercenary' thread
What happened to merc jobs in africa? They got their shit together? Warlords no longer need to abuse the locals?
>What happened to merc jobs in africa?
They still exists, they just hire better people.
>They got their shit together?
Mostly yes
>Warlords no longer need to abuse the locals?
It's getting harder to be a Warlord with small terror groups running around shooting anything they don't like.
Does anyone pay money to frag wagBlack folk?
doubt it since Americans do it for free
>250 killed
>What happened to merc jobs in africa?
They still exist, there is a lot of hungry mouths and not enough food on the table. Literally in the African's case.
>They got their shit together?
Kinda but also frick no
>Warlords no longer need to abuse the locals?
The warlords you're thinking of didn't tend to hire mercs all that often anyway. Besides, they're all getting their shit pushed in by their former LTs who lack the cash and islamic terrorists, who for obvious reasons, won't hire you.
Don't join security contractor work. They don't want you. You don't offer anything valuable to the table. You will be a detriment more than an asset.
Just pretend you're a mercenary, everyone will believe you if you wear surplus military fatigues and a drop leg holster with a pistol in it
Career details are:
>Get kicked out of Green Beret for being stupid and dangerous
>Pretend to be SF operator for 20+ years
>Black Ops missions, no trace so you can't actually prove you did 20+ years
>Get arrested for petty crimes, multiple felonies
>Holy shit, 9/11 happens
>declare Russians and Al-Qaeda as your arch-enemy like you're Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible
>Deploy to Afghanistan under the guise of American veteran's giving humanitarian aid
>Do absolutely dumb shit at the behest of the guy who took you under his wing to do humanitarian aid
>Embarrass coalition forces by acting on 3 raids with them to capture bogus Al-Qaeda HVT's
>Embarrass yourself by making your own illegal PMC in Afghanistan and torturing said bogus Al-Qaeda HVT's until one of them gives a bogus name (but it actually hits pay dirt and gets an actual bomber)
>One of these targets also includes an Afghanistan Court Justice
>GET ARRESTED BY COALITION FORCES AND THE ENTIRED UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
>Get out of jail and write Afghanistan fan-fiction with the help of your childhood hero, Robin Moore
>File lawsuits against the Pentagon, POTUS, SCOTUS, the DMV, FBI, CIA, MI6, MI5, Afghanistan courts, a random car mechanic in Florida who slighted you
>Also, show up to Florida man's car with 5 black SUV's full of your friends and throw a large pepperoni pizza in their 5 year old niece's face and say 'YOU'VE BEEN SERVED'
>Retire in Mexico and marry a regular person who you tricked into marrying you
>Do cheap blow everday
>Frick a college femboy
>Frick a transgender femboy
>Gay orgy every day at your compound deep in the Mexican jungles
>Get the HIV super clap from fricking femboys
>Give HIV super clap to your wife
>Get disabled in a car-crash 200m away from your compound
>Die from HIV
Also this guy literally sounds like DSP and once you hear it you can't unhear it
Job postings for those who are interested
https://shooterjobs.com/
>Close Protection Officer - Afghanistan
hmm
have sex
Anon, you can get the authentic MercenaryTM experience without even needing a plane ticket!
Move to an urban shithole (NO, Baltimore, Detroit) and get a job on a Brinks truck
>Cargos / Polo / Gun? Check.
>3rd world deployment? Check.
>Austere environment with hostile locals? Check.
>Near-guaranteed trigger time? Check
>No evac when you're eventually surrounded? Check
It's like Najaf every day, but with the added bonus of crushin thicc bank teller puss