I'm really looking into this whole "private military contractor" thing. An entry level position gets $100,000 a year.
modern mercenary
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lizard
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that's probably for guys who already have a background in Special Forces or something, but...
you totally need to get Robert Young Pelton's Worlds Most Dangerous Places,
http://www.comebackalive.com/df/
excerpts:
Dangerous Occupations
If you're seeking an adventurous career change and don't particularly like the idea of dodging bullets while you're selling Slurpies and cigarettes, here are a few other jobs you might consider:
Army Ranger
The Ranger course is 68 days and emphasizes patrolling and raiding. The course is being restricted, and very few noninfantry soldiers will be able to attend in the future. Troops from other branches can attend if they are being sent to jobs with a specific need for Ranger skills. The Ranger school is considered the toughest course in the army.
U.S. Army
2425 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22210-3385
(703) 841-4300
Bodyguard
Not much danger here, but it sounds dangerous. Big and beefy works for the low level celebrity stuff, spry and deadly for the high level political jobs. You can make about $200-$300 a day (when you work) and if you think you'll be working on a yacht in Monte Carlo protecting bikini-clad rich gals, wake up and smell the B.O.
Most bodyguards work for businessmen. You can carry a gun but it'll just wear a hole in your nice dry cleaned shirts. If you're lucky you can get a full time gig where you also get to drive a car, open doors and other Step `n Fetch-it stuff. Should something go down, you get to throw yourself in front of your employer and spend a few months in the hospital if you get shot. Ex's are the preferred folks here. ex-secret Service, ex-cops, ex military etc. DP's best bet for adventure (but not bucks) is to go south (Latin America) young man where bodyguarding is serious business. One of our buddies ended up being one of Vesco's bodyguards when he and a pal (ex-navy) were bumming around Costa Rica in the old days. They were hanging out in a bar and were enlisted to make a few sucres standing around looking tough.
International Bodyguard Association
458 West Kenwood
Brighton, Tennessee 38011
(901) 837-1915, FAX: (901) 837-4949
The IBA is a professional association for bodyguards ($50 first year, $40 per year thereafter.) They also provide a skills course in firearms, bodyguarding.
P.O. Box 500
South Croydon, England CRZ 6ZD
[44] (181) 668 5190, FAX: [44] (181) 668 8745
Asset Protection Team
10467 White Granite Drive, Suite 210
Oakton Virginia
(703) 385-6754
APT is run by Chuck Vance, an ex Secret Service agent who married President Ford's daughter Susan.
Falcon Global Corporation
837 Washington Boulevard, Suite 2
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 17701
(800) 326-9838
Ex-Green Berets started Falcon Global to provide a little muscle during strikes.
Executive Protection Associates, Inc.
316 California Avenue
Reno, NV 89509
http://www.iapps.org/epaihm.html
Executive Protection Specialist Handbook
Varro Press
P.O. Box 8413 Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66208
(913) 432-5856
Bounty Hunter
For those of you who can't hold a day job, you might consider bounty hunting. Since the romantic notion of men being brought in dead or alive for a price on their head is almost gone, you end up working for bail bondsmen, not the most romantic of employers. They will pay you a finder's fee so they don't have to cough up the entire amount of the court-imposed bail when their client doesn't show.
The job does not require much training or even much of anything except a pair of handcuffs and a little skip-tracing education. (Don't believe everything you see on "Renegade." It isn't necessary to have a Lorenzo Lamas physique, long hair or a Harley.) What you get for bringing in bad people is between 10 and 30 percent of the fugitives' bail from the grateful bondsmen. Their clients will not be happy to see you and, in most cases, will try to elude you, since you have neither an attractive uniform nor a big gun. If you have a permit to carry a gun, you are not always allowed to use it. You need a license to operate in Indiana and Nevada but in other states, you are essentially making a citizen's arrest, and if you end up with broken bones or holes in you, it's your problem. Some states don't like bounty hunters; you can't practice your business in Illinois, Kentucky or Oregon, for example.
There are about 2000 bounty hunters (50-100 are active) in the U.S. who return about 20,000 fugitives each year. It is estimated that about 35,000 folks jump bail (don't appear in court) and about 87 percent are brought back by bounty hunters. Most of these hunters don't make much money. The lower the bail, the less serious the crime, the less money they make, the easier the errant crooks or fugitives (don't forget they are innocent until proven guilty) are to find.
There is a market for high-end bounty hunters. There are many fugitive terrorists with very big prices on their heads. But you will need a working command of Arabic, Persian, French and some tribal dialects. You will need to be fully conversant with Islam and the Koran and be able to travel around Afghanistan and Pakistan. If you're caught, you will be lucky if you are shot. If you want to know more about bounty hunting or just hang out with the 1500 or so members of the NIBE contact the following:
National Institute of Bail Enforcement
P.O. Box 1170
Tombstone, AZ 85638
(520) 457-9360
Western States Bail Enforcement Association
P.O. Box 352
Los Altos, CA 94023
e-mail: webmaster@bounty-hunter.org
http://www.bounty-hunter.org/
Delta Force
The 1st SFOD-Delta (Delta Force) began in 1977 as Uncle Sam's sharp edge against terrorism. Today it is estimated to employ between 2500-8000 men (and females). Charlie Beckworth was given two years to create an anti-terrorism unit similar to European units like the SAS. There are three assault squadrons (A, B and C) made up of 75 people which are split into 4-6 man teams. When they need a lift they use the Air Force Special Operations Command and the Army 160th Aviation Regiment. It also has its own small air force made of civilian dressed aircraft which can be converted once in country. There is also the Funny Platoon, an intel group that uses female operatives.
A $75 million facility on old Range 19 (on Fort Bragg's McKellars road) at Fort Bragg is their home. Their specialty is storming buildings or planes and like the Navy SEALs; they may or may not have been used for a variety of rescue and black ops. The world knows about their botched attempts to rescue the hostages in Tehran and the casualties they suffered trying to take out Aidid in Mogadishu. Delta operatives have spent quite a bit of time cooling their hills in Cyprus trying to rescue hostages or Howard Air Force base in Panama.
Delta Force prides itself on being the world's best marksmen under all conditions. The latest thrill ride is being invited to sit in the middle of a Delta Force shooting house during CQB (Close Quarter Battle) and watch the team storm the buildings, kill all the paper terrorists without messing a single hair on the guests' head. Like the Navy SEALs (who often work in conjunction with the Delta Force), the Delta Force can go anywhere, anytime; they just leave the wet jobs to SEAL Team 6, the Navy's version of Delta Force. The FBI has a hostage team that handles domestic terrorist incidents. Delta Force operatives are recruited from the army. The average candidate is around 31 years old, has ten years of service, has an above average IQ. Candidates are by invitation only basis (usually recruited from Green Beret and Rangers) and must go through physical and psychological tests. There is an 18 day formal selection course that mimics the SAS course with the addition of rigorous mental tests after periods of physical hardship and sleep deprivation. If accepted the candidate then goes through a six month Operators Training Course. The course includes, shooting, air assaults, bodyguarding, high speed driving, mental sharpening and covert operations.
Explosives Expert
If Uncle Sam taught you how to blow things up, you might want to try demolishing buildings (no we don't mean Federal Buildings). The skill of imploding existing skyscrapers, apartment buildings and large factories has spawned companies that do nothing but take down buildings in a few seconds flat. Controlled Demolition Group holds the world record for blowing up buildings. Although not a dangerous job with the correct training (hell, even I used to work with explosives) it does demand a certain level of attention.
Controlled Demolition Group
Charlesworth House
Richardshaw Road
Leeds, England LS28 6QW
[44] (0113) 255-8455
[44] (0113) 239-3191
e-mail: marketing@cdg5.discovery-net.co.uk
Green Beret
The Green Berets are the outgrowth of the WWII "Jedburgh teams," special teams that were dropped behind enemy lines to link up with French partisans. They evolved into eight man Detachment Alpha or "A" teams. Each team member had multiple and overlapping skills. Later the teams would be expanded to 12 men. They were used to train other military or insurgent groups. Despite the shoot 'em John Wayne image, Green Berets are officially known as U.S. Army Special Forces, and they have always been linked with spook work and covert operations. They were created in 1953 by a veteran of the OSS (the precursor of the CIA) and the green beret wasn't officially endorsed until President Kennedy visited Fort Bragg in 1961. To get in, you have to already be a member of the Army and pass the three week selection course at Fort Bragg. Once accepted there is the Q course, a three to 12 month course that teaches the basic skills of counterinsurgency:
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
Attention AMU-SP-R
Fort Bragg North Carolina 28307
(919) 432-1818
101st Airborne Division
ATFN: RCRO-SM-SF-FC
Fort Campbell, Kentucky 42223
(502) 439-4390
Mercenary
If someone paid you $40 million (some say $23 million), could you clean up a civil war? Well, that's what Executive Outcomes(Shutdown as of January1999) was reportedly paid to clean up things in Angola. They also cashed half of a $46 million fee to clean up Bougainville, but that gig was a fiasco. Nobody has a clean accounting on what they got in Sierra Leone but considering that one of last EO mercenaries left on the ground was an accountant, it should tell you "outsourcing your military needs" has become is a big business.
The curious thing about South African based EO is that it is part of a larger Canadian mining group that, along with killing rebels, also looks for gold in Uganda, explores in Ethiopia, and is busy in various mining operations in Lesotho, Botswana, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and a growing number of other African nations. They also have a large aviation division that can hustle up tired old Russian gunships as well as shiny business jets. The new mercenary business is convoluted and meant to be. Although EO is a security company, it is part of a group of 32 companies. If you are wondering what the folks working for EO make, it isn't much--about $1500 a month and all the land mines you can step on. Officers are in greater demand and can negotiate monthly salaries of $4500-$15,000. In-country shifts are eight weeks on and two weeks off. It helps to know a little Afrikaaner, since the officers use it as a code to confuse the bad guys. The mercs are typically black and recruited from the South Africa Defense Forces when they fought against the well-armed and highly trained mercenaries. The kill ratio is about 50 rebels to one mercenary. Yes, they do provide insurance coverage in case you get killed or injured. If you contact EO Mr. Pelser will politely ask you to send your CV (resume) but they typically only hire ex-SADF folks.
For those who want less action but more money. MPRI is owned and operated by former U.S. military officers and NCO's who provide training, equipping, force design and management, professional development, concepts and doctrine, organizational and operational requirements, simulation and wargaming operations, humanitarian assistance, quick reaction military contractual support, and democracy transition assistance programs for the military forces of emerging republics. Now entering its 10th year, MPRI has in excess of 350 employees. The 1996 volume of business exceeded $24,000,000. Other units like DSL provide a wide range of security services and manpower to the military, mining and oil businesses.
Defence Systems Limited
Eggington House
25-28 Buckingham Gate
London, England SW1E 6LD
(0171) 233-5611, FAX: (0171) 233-7434
e-mail: DSL_London@dial.pipex.com
Executive Outcomes (Shutdown as of January1999)
P.O. Box 75255
Lynwood Ridge
Pretoria 0040, South Africa
[27] (12) 473-789
GSG
Suite 11, Queensway House
St. Helior, Jersey JE4 81Y
Channel Islands, U.K.
[44] (1534) 74-707
Military Professional Resources Inc.
1201 East Abingdon Drive, Suite 425
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 684-0853, FAX: (703) 684-3528
e-mail info@mpri.com
http://www.mpri.com/
Minesweeper
Land mines kill or maim someone on this planet every hour. There is a big demand for former explosives and munitions experts to clean up these killers. Mine clearance personnel are paid about US$90,000 a year. There are about 20 companies that specialize in the detection and removal of land mines. Kuwait spent about US$1 billion to clean up the 7 million land mines sewn during the five-month occupation of Kuwait by Iraq; 83 mine clearance experts have been killed just in Kuwait. If you are looking for big money, be aware that local minesweepers in Angola make only US$70 a day.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal World Services
Fort Walton Beach, FL
(904) 864-3454
Ronco
Berkeley, CA
(510) 548-3922
Royal Ordnance
London, England
[44] (81) 012-52-37-32-32
UXB
Chantilly, VA
(703) 803-8904
Navy SEAL
Specialists in Naval Special Warfare, the SEALs (SEa Air, Land) evolved from the frogman of WWII. The SEALs have been glorified in films and books. Their most recent brush with fame was their less-than-secret invasion of Kuwait City, with the world's press watching and filming with high-powered camera lights. The SEALs were born on January 1, 1962 when they were created by President Kennedy along with the revitalized Green Berets.
In 1989 the SEALs were the first into Panama, using rebreathers and midget subs. In the Gulf War they even used custom-made dune buggies to operate behind enemy lines.
The SEALs go through 27 weeks of intense basic training, either in Coronado, which is near San Diego or on the East Coast. The training starts with a seven week exercise and swimming course just to get ready for basic training. Then there are nine weeks of extreme physical and mental abuse. The focus is on teamwork and surviving the constant harassment. The sixth week is "Hell Week," six days of misery and physical torture with little or no sleep. Then there is extensive classroom and underwater training in SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving. This phase ends with another serious physical challenge. The third and final phase is the UDT and above-water training on San Clemente Island. There is also a 6 month probation period.
SEAL teams must practice close-quarter battle drills by firing 300 or more rounds of 9-mm ammunition weekly. Each of the six-line SEAL teams is given 1.5 million rounds of ammunition annually to train its five 16-man platoons. According to the specs on their Beretta 92F pistols, this means they burn out one handgun a year. Their MP5 machine guns last a little longer. The symbol of a seal is the gold plated "Budweiser" pin, the eagle and a trident symbol. SEAL Team 6 specializes in anti-terrorist operations. They are controlled by NAVSPECWARCOMDEVGROUP out of Coronado, California.
If you just want to look like a SEAL you can shop at the same place SEALs shop. Be the first on your block to wear a shirt that says "Pain is just weakness leaving your body." Bullshirts, 1007 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118.
U.S. Navy Human Resources
2531 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22242-5161
(703) 607-3023
you totally need to get Robert Young Pelton's Worlds Most Dangerous Places,
http://www.comebackalive.com/df/
excerpts:
Dangerous Occupations
If you're seeking an adventurous career change and don't particularly like the idea of dodging bullets while you're selling Slurpies and cigarettes, here are a few other jobs you might consider:
Army Ranger
The Ranger course is 68 days and emphasizes patrolling and raiding. The course is being restricted, and very few noninfantry soldiers will be able to attend in the future. Troops from other branches can attend if they are being sent to jobs with a specific need for Ranger skills. The Ranger school is considered the toughest course in the army.
U.S. Army
2425 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22210-3385
(703) 841-4300
Bodyguard
Not much danger here, but it sounds dangerous. Big and beefy works for the low level celebrity stuff, spry and deadly for the high level political jobs. You can make about $200-$300 a day (when you work) and if you think you'll be working on a yacht in Monte Carlo protecting bikini-clad rich gals, wake up and smell the B.O.
Most bodyguards work for businessmen. You can carry a gun but it'll just wear a hole in your nice dry cleaned shirts. If you're lucky you can get a full time gig where you also get to drive a car, open doors and other Step `n Fetch-it stuff. Should something go down, you get to throw yourself in front of your employer and spend a few months in the hospital if you get shot. Ex's are the preferred folks here. ex-secret Service, ex-cops, ex military etc. DP's best bet for adventure (but not bucks) is to go south (Latin America) young man where bodyguarding is serious business. One of our buddies ended up being one of Vesco's bodyguards when he and a pal (ex-navy) were bumming around Costa Rica in the old days. They were hanging out in a bar and were enlisted to make a few sucres standing around looking tough.
International Bodyguard Association
458 West Kenwood
Brighton, Tennessee 38011
(901) 837-1915, FAX: (901) 837-4949
The IBA is a professional association for bodyguards ($50 first year, $40 per year thereafter.) They also provide a skills course in firearms, bodyguarding.
P.O. Box 500
South Croydon, England CRZ 6ZD
[44] (181) 668 5190, FAX: [44] (181) 668 8745
Asset Protection Team
10467 White Granite Drive, Suite 210
Oakton Virginia
(703) 385-6754
APT is run by Chuck Vance, an ex Secret Service agent who married President Ford's daughter Susan.
Falcon Global Corporation
837 Washington Boulevard, Suite 2
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 17701
(800) 326-9838
Ex-Green Berets started Falcon Global to provide a little muscle during strikes.
Executive Protection Associates, Inc.
316 California Avenue
Reno, NV 89509
http://www.iapps.org/epaihm.html
Executive Protection Specialist Handbook
Varro Press
P.O. Box 8413 Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66208
(913) 432-5856
Bounty Hunter
For those of you who can't hold a day job, you might consider bounty hunting. Since the romantic notion of men being brought in dead or alive for a price on their head is almost gone, you end up working for bail bondsmen, not the most romantic of employers. They will pay you a finder's fee so they don't have to cough up the entire amount of the court-imposed bail when their client doesn't show.
The job does not require much training or even much of anything except a pair of handcuffs and a little skip-tracing education. (Don't believe everything you see on "Renegade." It isn't necessary to have a Lorenzo Lamas physique, long hair or a Harley.) What you get for bringing in bad people is between 10 and 30 percent of the fugitives' bail from the grateful bondsmen. Their clients will not be happy to see you and, in most cases, will try to elude you, since you have neither an attractive uniform nor a big gun. If you have a permit to carry a gun, you are not always allowed to use it. You need a license to operate in Indiana and Nevada but in other states, you are essentially making a citizen's arrest, and if you end up with broken bones or holes in you, it's your problem. Some states don't like bounty hunters; you can't practice your business in Illinois, Kentucky or Oregon, for example.
There are about 2000 bounty hunters (50-100 are active) in the U.S. who return about 20,000 fugitives each year. It is estimated that about 35,000 folks jump bail (don't appear in court) and about 87 percent are brought back by bounty hunters. Most of these hunters don't make much money. The lower the bail, the less serious the crime, the less money they make, the easier the errant crooks or fugitives (don't forget they are innocent until proven guilty) are to find.
There is a market for high-end bounty hunters. There are many fugitive terrorists with very big prices on their heads. But you will need a working command of Arabic, Persian, French and some tribal dialects. You will need to be fully conversant with Islam and the Koran and be able to travel around Afghanistan and Pakistan. If you're caught, you will be lucky if you are shot. If you want to know more about bounty hunting or just hang out with the 1500 or so members of the NIBE contact the following:
National Institute of Bail Enforcement
P.O. Box 1170
Tombstone, AZ 85638
(520) 457-9360
Western States Bail Enforcement Association
P.O. Box 352
Los Altos, CA 94023
e-mail: webmaster@bounty-hunter.org
http://www.bounty-hunter.org/
Delta Force
The 1st SFOD-Delta (Delta Force) began in 1977 as Uncle Sam's sharp edge against terrorism. Today it is estimated to employ between 2500-8000 men (and females). Charlie Beckworth was given two years to create an anti-terrorism unit similar to European units like the SAS. There are three assault squadrons (A, B and C) made up of 75 people which are split into 4-6 man teams. When they need a lift they use the Air Force Special Operations Command and the Army 160th Aviation Regiment. It also has its own small air force made of civilian dressed aircraft which can be converted once in country. There is also the Funny Platoon, an intel group that uses female operatives.
A $75 million facility on old Range 19 (on Fort Bragg's McKellars road) at Fort Bragg is their home. Their specialty is storming buildings or planes and like the Navy SEALs; they may or may not have been used for a variety of rescue and black ops. The world knows about their botched attempts to rescue the hostages in Tehran and the casualties they suffered trying to take out Aidid in Mogadishu. Delta operatives have spent quite a bit of time cooling their hills in Cyprus trying to rescue hostages or Howard Air Force base in Panama.
Delta Force prides itself on being the world's best marksmen under all conditions. The latest thrill ride is being invited to sit in the middle of a Delta Force shooting house during CQB (Close Quarter Battle) and watch the team storm the buildings, kill all the paper terrorists without messing a single hair on the guests' head. Like the Navy SEALs (who often work in conjunction with the Delta Force), the Delta Force can go anywhere, anytime; they just leave the wet jobs to SEAL Team 6, the Navy's version of Delta Force. The FBI has a hostage team that handles domestic terrorist incidents. Delta Force operatives are recruited from the army. The average candidate is around 31 years old, has ten years of service, has an above average IQ. Candidates are by invitation only basis (usually recruited from Green Beret and Rangers) and must go through physical and psychological tests. There is an 18 day formal selection course that mimics the SAS course with the addition of rigorous mental tests after periods of physical hardship and sleep deprivation. If accepted the candidate then goes through a six month Operators Training Course. The course includes, shooting, air assaults, bodyguarding, high speed driving, mental sharpening and covert operations.
Explosives Expert
If Uncle Sam taught you how to blow things up, you might want to try demolishing buildings (no we don't mean Federal Buildings). The skill of imploding existing skyscrapers, apartment buildings and large factories has spawned companies that do nothing but take down buildings in a few seconds flat. Controlled Demolition Group holds the world record for blowing up buildings. Although not a dangerous job with the correct training (hell, even I used to work with explosives) it does demand a certain level of attention.
Controlled Demolition Group
Charlesworth House
Richardshaw Road
Leeds, England LS28 6QW
[44] (0113) 255-8455
[44] (0113) 239-3191
e-mail: marketing@cdg5.discovery-net.co.uk
Green Beret
The Green Berets are the outgrowth of the WWII "Jedburgh teams," special teams that were dropped behind enemy lines to link up with French partisans. They evolved into eight man Detachment Alpha or "A" teams. Each team member had multiple and overlapping skills. Later the teams would be expanded to 12 men. They were used to train other military or insurgent groups. Despite the shoot 'em John Wayne image, Green Berets are officially known as U.S. Army Special Forces, and they have always been linked with spook work and covert operations. They were created in 1953 by a veteran of the OSS (the precursor of the CIA) and the green beret wasn't officially endorsed until President Kennedy visited Fort Bragg in 1961. To get in, you have to already be a member of the Army and pass the three week selection course at Fort Bragg. Once accepted there is the Q course, a three to 12 month course that teaches the basic skills of counterinsurgency:
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
Attention AMU-SP-R
Fort Bragg North Carolina 28307
(919) 432-1818
101st Airborne Division
ATFN: RCRO-SM-SF-FC
Fort Campbell, Kentucky 42223
(502) 439-4390
Mercenary
If someone paid you $40 million (some say $23 million), could you clean up a civil war? Well, that's what Executive Outcomes(Shutdown as of January1999) was reportedly paid to clean up things in Angola. They also cashed half of a $46 million fee to clean up Bougainville, but that gig was a fiasco. Nobody has a clean accounting on what they got in Sierra Leone but considering that one of last EO mercenaries left on the ground was an accountant, it should tell you "outsourcing your military needs" has become is a big business.
The curious thing about South African based EO is that it is part of a larger Canadian mining group that, along with killing rebels, also looks for gold in Uganda, explores in Ethiopia, and is busy in various mining operations in Lesotho, Botswana, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and a growing number of other African nations. They also have a large aviation division that can hustle up tired old Russian gunships as well as shiny business jets. The new mercenary business is convoluted and meant to be. Although EO is a security company, it is part of a group of 32 companies. If you are wondering what the folks working for EO make, it isn't much--about $1500 a month and all the land mines you can step on. Officers are in greater demand and can negotiate monthly salaries of $4500-$15,000. In-country shifts are eight weeks on and two weeks off. It helps to know a little Afrikaaner, since the officers use it as a code to confuse the bad guys. The mercs are typically black and recruited from the South Africa Defense Forces when they fought against the well-armed and highly trained mercenaries. The kill ratio is about 50 rebels to one mercenary. Yes, they do provide insurance coverage in case you get killed or injured. If you contact EO Mr. Pelser will politely ask you to send your CV (resume) but they typically only hire ex-SADF folks.
For those who want less action but more money. MPRI is owned and operated by former U.S. military officers and NCO's who provide training, equipping, force design and management, professional development, concepts and doctrine, organizational and operational requirements, simulation and wargaming operations, humanitarian assistance, quick reaction military contractual support, and democracy transition assistance programs for the military forces of emerging republics. Now entering its 10th year, MPRI has in excess of 350 employees. The 1996 volume of business exceeded $24,000,000. Other units like DSL provide a wide range of security services and manpower to the military, mining and oil businesses.
Defence Systems Limited
Eggington House
25-28 Buckingham Gate
London, England SW1E 6LD
(0171) 233-5611, FAX: (0171) 233-7434
e-mail: DSL_London@dial.pipex.com
Executive Outcomes (Shutdown as of January1999)
P.O. Box 75255
Lynwood Ridge
Pretoria 0040, South Africa
[27] (12) 473-789
GSG
Suite 11, Queensway House
St. Helior, Jersey JE4 81Y
Channel Islands, U.K.
[44] (1534) 74-707
Military Professional Resources Inc.
1201 East Abingdon Drive, Suite 425
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 684-0853, FAX: (703) 684-3528
e-mail info@mpri.com
http://www.mpri.com/
Minesweeper
Land mines kill or maim someone on this planet every hour. There is a big demand for former explosives and munitions experts to clean up these killers. Mine clearance personnel are paid about US$90,000 a year. There are about 20 companies that specialize in the detection and removal of land mines. Kuwait spent about US$1 billion to clean up the 7 million land mines sewn during the five-month occupation of Kuwait by Iraq; 83 mine clearance experts have been killed just in Kuwait. If you are looking for big money, be aware that local minesweepers in Angola make only US$70 a day.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal World Services
Fort Walton Beach, FL
(904) 864-3454
Ronco
Berkeley, CA
(510) 548-3922
Royal Ordnance
London, England
[44] (81) 012-52-37-32-32
UXB
Chantilly, VA
(703) 803-8904
Navy SEAL
Specialists in Naval Special Warfare, the SEALs (SEa Air, Land) evolved from the frogman of WWII. The SEALs have been glorified in films and books. Their most recent brush with fame was their less-than-secret invasion of Kuwait City, with the world's press watching and filming with high-powered camera lights. The SEALs were born on January 1, 1962 when they were created by President Kennedy along with the revitalized Green Berets.
In 1989 the SEALs were the first into Panama, using rebreathers and midget subs. In the Gulf War they even used custom-made dune buggies to operate behind enemy lines.
The SEALs go through 27 weeks of intense basic training, either in Coronado, which is near San Diego or on the East Coast. The training starts with a seven week exercise and swimming course just to get ready for basic training. Then there are nine weeks of extreme physical and mental abuse. The focus is on teamwork and surviving the constant harassment. The sixth week is "Hell Week," six days of misery and physical torture with little or no sleep. Then there is extensive classroom and underwater training in SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving. This phase ends with another serious physical challenge. The third and final phase is the UDT and above-water training on San Clemente Island. There is also a 6 month probation period.
SEAL teams must practice close-quarter battle drills by firing 300 or more rounds of 9-mm ammunition weekly. Each of the six-line SEAL teams is given 1.5 million rounds of ammunition annually to train its five 16-man platoons. According to the specs on their Beretta 92F pistols, this means they burn out one handgun a year. Their MP5 machine guns last a little longer. The symbol of a seal is the gold plated "Budweiser" pin, the eagle and a trident symbol. SEAL Team 6 specializes in anti-terrorist operations. They are controlled by NAVSPECWARCOMDEVGROUP out of Coronado, California.
If you just want to look like a SEAL you can shop at the same place SEALs shop. Be the first on your block to wear a shirt that says "Pain is just weakness leaving your body." Bullshirts, 1007 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118.
U.S. Navy Human Resources
2531 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22242-5161
(703) 607-3023
lizard
Member
if you go Delta, they're a little more relaxed, but yeah, the hair will have to go.
but you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you are one of the most deadly badasses on the planet.
but you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you are one of the most deadly badasses on the planet.
lizard
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at least if anyone makes a wise crack about your buzz cut, you'll know exactly how to insert your Sykes-Fairbairn between their vertebrae.
Ellestin
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Erik said:
Nope they'll make you shave your head to the fucking skin and pour some weed-killer lotion on your skull.
And then they'll yell at you.
