is there another American war or extended conflict where mercs have played such a large role? Is there one precedent for this?
If you dumped the pay going to these guys into military pay, you would see recruitment go through the roof and you would have the manpower. I personally think they deserve a lot more pay for what they do.
This is a huge increase....In Nam it was like 1 for every 5000 troops....Gulf War...1 for every 1000 and I have no idea what the number is now. That includes all the non trigger pullers who make up the vast majority of contractors.
