Quote Originally Posted by soul
w/e man think what you want and TC only takes rangers seals df an sks. No shat as marines or cops or other war junkie that wants in with a recomendation.


Im out for night shift, peace.
SKS?

You're not serious are you? Oh, and soldiers who just meet Ranger requirements are still lacking in a few areas that would allow them to pass BT for the Marine Corps, Rangers are just the smart army guys who jump out of perfectly good aerial vehicles.

Also, the requirements for a security job like what Blackwater is performing in Iraq favor those with Civil PD or MP experience over regular infantry or SO soldiers. You need to have a "Ask first, then shoot" mentality that most military personell are trained NOT to have. Police are every bit as brave AND qualified to perform the job as military people of any branch.

Regardless, Blackwater, just like Haliburton, is just catching flak from the Media's war on the military. There are certainly better security contracting firms out there, but they don't meet the qualifications for Iraq for various reasons. The companies that are in Iraq who are working as civilian contractors should be treated with respect and held up as Icons of how the Free Market System can be applied in the most creative ways.