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Originally posted by Gattigap
How many ex-SEALS and special forces guys do you think are available for people to hire?
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How many of these private security personnel are in Iraq? There aren't 50,000 of them. There are about 4,000. I have heard reports that say higher, too, but where are they getting their information from?
Everything I have read about these private security firms indicates that they are not hiring some enlisted guy after he does a 2 year stint in the army. They are hiring either ex-special forces or ex-seasoned officers. These aren't guys with factory jobs in the US.
BTW - they aren't fighting on the front lines. They are protecting convoys of private contractors who are engaging in rebuilding Iraq. If the private security firms don't do this, then regular military personnel have to be taken off of guarding check points and other vital duties to protect a group of engineers working on an oil rig/pipeline.
