Give me some good bionic upgrades and I'm your man, but I'm keeping that shit, that is non negotiable.
Under what circumstances would you become a Mercenary?
- Thread starter Zyst
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Blegh, never. It's basically the army without the guise of nationalism, self defense and patriotism to excuse their killing.
Making me become a mercenary wouldn't be hard. I know it's not glamorous, but damn is it badass. I don't think I could ever be one of those tough, grizzled mercs you see in games, though. I'd end up being a tongue-in-cheek mercenary like The A-Team.
In fact, my friends and I dreamed up a scenario in which we dropped out of high school to become bounty hunters after Osama Bin Laden.
In fact, my friends and I dreamed up a scenario in which we dropped out of high school to become bounty hunters after Osama Bin Laden.
what about Morality issues? Is it possible you may have to go out and do somthing your not okay with?Jedoro said:
I guess though thease days (I dont know much about world affiars) its not that different from the regular army morality wise
Me and my friend talked about this.
Guns, Money and drugs.
Though we'd also like to start an off-world mining firm. And be interplanetary bounty hunters. We're fairly simple to please. We also wouldn't mind risking our lives to destroy a meteor to save the earth Armageddon style.
Anything to do with space really. And after that massive derailing, I'd like to return with, we'd do it for the guns and money, the circumstances wouldn't have to be too different, we'd just need to be a tad drunk to sign up.
Guns, Money and drugs.
Though we'd also like to start an off-world mining firm. And be interplanetary bounty hunters. We're fairly simple to please. We also wouldn't mind risking our lives to destroy a meteor to save the earth Armageddon style.
Anything to do with space really. And after that massive derailing, I'd like to return with, we'd do it for the guns and money, the circumstances wouldn't have to be too different, we'd just need to be a tad drunk to sign up.
The day they offer to cure my Severe Haemophilia A, and cure my Elbow and Ankle Arthritis. Then I'd become one.
First I would have to receive top rate sniper training in which I learn to kill someone with 1-2 shots from over half a mile away.
Second they I would have to deem the target a menace to society and better off dead for everyone.
The price would most likely be determined on how much I disliked the person I was sent to kill, the location, and difficulty of kill. Half up front half after confirmed kill travel and weapon expenses on employer.
Second they I would have to deem the target a menace to society and better off dead for everyone.
The price would most likely be determined on how much I disliked the person I was sent to kill, the location, and difficulty of kill. Half up front half after confirmed kill travel and weapon expenses on employer.
Of course it's possible, but it can also happen in the military. Great thing about the private sector is if you don't sign a contract with a predetermined amount of time, you can just quit your job if you don't like it.Vault101 said:
The armed forces aren't full of highly moral patriots, by the way. A good number are just there for a steady job, some are gangsters who want to take military training back to their gang, and some are in gangs within the military. I'll at least be honest and admit I'll go fight for the paycheck, not wave a flag around and make it look like that's why I'm out there.
I wouldn't say that Mercs usually work for governments, but yes, looting etc. is bad. Looting and random violence is usually the difference between thugs (see also Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and a recent appearance in Egypt) and professionals. The whole idea of being a Mercenary is to live long enough to get paid a bonus when the job is over. I'd be willing to do it without too much coaxing. However, I wouldn't be interested in working for the 'Security Guard' company like Blackwater.Zyst said:
I'd have to be pretty damn poor. In fact, I'd have to be literally STARVING before I joined a mercenary company. There would have to be NO OTHER JOBS ON THE PLANET before I joined - it would literally be a last resort sort of thing. I don't like mercenaries. Fighting for money is not a good thing. Blood should only be shed over two things: Values or Survival. To kill for any other reason makes you a thug. A well trained, well armed, special-forces thug, but a thug's a thug.
No, mercenaries are defined as being distinct from military personnel, and are expressly forbidden by UN conventions.IBlackKiteI said:
PMC are kinda sorta the same thing, close enough for complaints to be raised, but different enough to avoid legal issues. The grey area they are in has been the subject of alot of criticism of the current laws regarding mercenaries.
i'd turn mercenary for a klondike bar, and a safe house loaded with enough arms to start a small war.
i wouldnt like to be a mercenary.
unless black market assassin falls under that category. then, if i get sent to prison. people will see me as a lawbreaker, so i'll break laws.
unless black market assassin falls under that category. then, if i get sent to prison. people will see me as a lawbreaker, so i'll break laws.
I have 4 conditions:
1. I get a HELLUVA lot of money for this(Considering I'm likely going to be taking lives, i'm gonna have to be paid alot..i don't kill people unless theres a damn good price or if the person is so immoral and reprehensible that killing them will be of most benefit)
2. I actually get some proper official training in combat from a military veteran, preferably special ops.
3. Supply me some decent weapons and equipment before each mission
4. KIDS. ARE. OFF. LIMITS. I don't care if it's to demoralize an enemy, or if the kids the anti-christ..ask me to kill/harm a kid and you'll be the one they find dead in a dustbin. Same goes for pregnant women (Just cause I'm a mercenary, doesn't mean i can't have some moral code).
1. I get a HELLUVA lot of money for this(Considering I'm likely going to be taking lives, i'm gonna have to be paid alot..i don't kill people unless theres a damn good price or if the person is so immoral and reprehensible that killing them will be of most benefit)
2. I actually get some proper official training in combat from a military veteran, preferably special ops.
3. Supply me some decent weapons and equipment before each mission
4. KIDS. ARE. OFF. LIMITS. I don't care if it's to demoralize an enemy, or if the kids the anti-christ..ask me to kill/harm a kid and you'll be the one they find dead in a dustbin. Same goes for pregnant women (Just cause I'm a mercenary, doesn't mean i can't have some moral code).
