It just occurred to me that there are several rather large corporate mercenary organizations in the world.
>Academi (formerly Blackwater)
>G4S
>Aegis
>etc.
Why haven't any of them gone full Big Boss yet?
Blackwater changed its name again?
How big are these groups anyways?
>>28362676
probably because it's easier and more profitable to do what they are currently doing
>>28362676
Just came here to say...the dude that posted that webm of the guy taking the t rex dildo just make me puke up my internal organs and gave me ptsd
Fuck /k/ what a magical place
>>28362676
Well considering some have rather substantial rivalries (like Blackwater and Triple Canopy, etc), I think one getting too large would create a giant fucking shitstorm.
>>28362676
because corporations are more interested in profit than being evil
>>28363875
>BB
>evil
>>28362676
Because blackwater tried to go full nuclear and break away from government security contracts
As a result they now have to change their name every few months to try and distance themselves from their past
>>28364364
>blackwater went full nuclear
WHAT
WHAT HAPPENED
WAS IT LIKE IN MY VIDYA
DID THEY DO AN MSF
>>28362676
Kroll and Associates
if you never heard of them, you can't afford them
>>28364516
Well now they're merged with Triple Canopy under Constellis Holdings.
So...what's the deal with joining one? How do you apply?
>>28363811
Holy shit, full on PMC vs PMC warfare when?
>>28362676
Where's the money in establishing a nation made up entirely of former military personnel?
Executive outcomes basically did that in Africa
Because MSF/DD are ideologically driven while real world PMCs are profit driven. Kojima is basically a communist and uses his game and his characters to project his dreams. Reality is much different though, most good operators are in it for the cash, not to serve a Big Boss.
Closest thing you can get is ISIS. Have fun with that.
>>28363738
Dude they've changed their name like 4 times.
And not that big. If I had to guess, probably a couple hundred people TOPS.
>>28364963
I'm pretty sure a Christian Theocracy would work out much better, m8.
>>28365114
No kidding.
At least if you follow the teachings of Christ to the letter you end up a pacifist. Following the teachings of Mohammad to the letter sends you flying into buildings.
>>28363799
I'm disgusted but curious
>>28365138
>being a new testament fag
Maybe when it's convenient but the Old Testament is pretty much the way a functioning government and a society needs to be moving forward.
>>28365147
Mods almost fell asleep and let 50 posts go by in a porn thread. It was the diameter of approximately a small child.
>>28364546
>In August 2010, Kroll was acquired by Altegrity, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.13 billion
>all-cash transaction
>valued at $1.13 billion
What the fuck.
>>28365181
holy hell that man deserves a medal
>>28365159
If that is true when why is Israel so shit? Checkmate kike.
>>28365159
We aren't Jews, anon.
The coming of Christ meant that sin was no longer to be paid for in blood, but in faith.
>>28362676
>Why haven't any of them gone full Big Boss yet?
Because none have been founded and led by a battlefield legend.
>>28365211
>BTFO numerically and Soviet backed invasions TWICE and actually gain land
>shit
Go back to fucking your ugly cousin and wiping your ass with your hand Muhammad.
>>28365186
How much space would 1.13 billion dollars take up. I can't even imagine seeing that much in one place
>>28365241
They did it with American support, you mean.
>>28365245
How powerful are the largest ones?
Could they theoretically invade a small country?
>>28364890
>Metal Gear Solid 4 will never happen
;_;
>>28365087
>Constellis Group
>Merger of Academi and Triple Canopy
>Number of employees as of 2009: 6,600+
>Operates in 23 countries
You only talking security, or all personnel?
>>28365263
Most are dependent on govt. contracts so if they actually invade they would need to liquidate everything and use that to survive and then have to deal with the fact they will be cut off from pretty much all trade and actively sabotaged from the inside.
>just like the real Outer Heaven
>>28362676
>>28365263
Not even theoretically. Some South American PMC steam rolled some shitty island nation on behalf of a government. After that a lot of agreements got passed restricting the power of PMC's so they couldn't pull that kind of shit. If I remember right when a nation tries to use a PMC that way they get considered part of that nations military and both get fucked up.
>>28365263
See>>28365263
It was a bunch of guys from the south african military, they basically captured sierre Leon and Angola. Had their own hinds and everything.
>>28362676
>>G4S
>mercenary organization
If you consider the retarded people they employ as mall cops to be mercenaries, sure
>>28365263
>>28365320
>>28365328
Found them, it was Executive Outcomes.
Have a link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Outcomes
>>28362676
All the ones you listed are the low tier media hog ones.
The really operator scary ones are the mercs operating almost in illegal operations in places like Yemen or in Iraq for the oil/mining companies etc. Or are the ones working for the government intelligence or defense agencies.
Hence how the CIA GRS and NSA Scorpion teams hired former SOFs working as PMC contractors for their paramilitary units. As two examples, and there are others who are straight up contracted and have good ties, normally by having CIA or SOF Tier 1 veterans in their board of directors or as officers to make good business connections.
>>28365357
That was already said here >>28365328
And >>28364918
I'm surprised more of /k/ doesn't know about them. Or is the Rhodesian bush war the only African conflict kids know about here
So these are legal ones, right?
What are the odds that an underworld PMC exists?
>>28365388
>So these are legal ones, right?
They're called PMC's (private military contractors)
>What are the odds that an underworld PMC exists?
Very likely, For example. In the Syrian civil war many rebel groups are paid for their work making them mercenaries.
>>28363917
BB was quite evil
>>28363875
Having flexible morals = more profit.
>>28365426
No
Appealing to customers = more profit
>>28365426
Not at all, private companies are still scrutinized by the government and have to follow guidelines to operate.
>>28365388
Of course they do
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Equatorial_Guinea_coup_d'%C3%A9tat_attempt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Denard#The_Comoros
Remember that Japanese guy who went to Middle East to play soldier of fortune and got beheaded?
Didn't he have a website claiming to be PMC or something?
Did the Japanese not know, or didn't take seriously or can anyone just make a PMC over there.
>>28365458
It's almost impossible to get weapons training in Japan if you're not military/special police, so the poor nip probably had no idea what he was getting into...
real bullets<airsoft
>>28365304
Actual operations. I wasn't considering all the stuff state side that has to do with running ANY bussiness.
I meant like, actual security personel and support staff
What would I need to do in order to get into one of those opaque PMCs that do shady shit and that nobody's ever heard of?
I'll be doing 18X in a few months.
>>28366040
Have a shit ton of money. Also be off the governments radar. You've already failed one of these and I doubt you can do the second.
>>28364918
Same with Sandline International. They were pretty bad at it though.
>>28365258
Holy shit
>>28365458
He had some mental illness, can't remember what but the guy was not right in the head. Kinda backfired on ISIS, because 2channers ended up making manga drawings to mock them.
>>28366268
>>28366284
Not sure if this one was them or not, just in my ISIS folder.
>>28366292
Does ISIS 48 make shitty idol pop music to torture captives with?
>>28366325
I don't know...
...Nobody's survived to tell the tale.
>>28365186
"All-cash" when talking about acquisitions doesn't mean literal cash. It means that it was a simple outright buy, with no financing or payment in stock or anything but actual, almost always electronically transmitted, currency.
>>28366268
She is a cutie, so I'm not upset.
What could they possibly be complaining about.
>>28365341
>doesn't know the difference between personal and comercial...
Are you stupid? They have unarmed/armed security for comercial and public events and pmcs and armed "security abroad" or vips....
>>28362676
One of G4S's clients is Israel, so no thanks.
>>28365388
>What are the odds that an underworld PMC exists?
100%
When a military company is doing business legally they're called military contractors, When they're on the gray zone or illegal but not against government interests they're mercenaries and when they are against government interests they're called terrorists.
>>28365405
Every soldier in the U.S. is paid. Are they mercenaries?
>>28368618
No. They signed up, and enlisted. They are now part of the govt, not contracted. A soldier cannot (legally) cut and run like a contractor can.
>>28365229
Christ himself said to keep the old laws. Levitical law still (should) apply to christfags
>>28368903
Right. My meaning though is that even though we're technically supposed to keep the old laws, their execution is what has changed.
In the Old Testament, sin was paid for in blood. By Christ, it's paid for in faith.
>>28365424
Explain
>>28367102
>doesn't know how to spell commercial
>making fun of others
Outer Heaven when?
>>28367219
PMC's are involved in some truly vile shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1TJ4Yx0bd8
is there seriously no hope to join one of these unless you are prior SOF?
