Do corporations hire mercenaries?

Multinational corporations are the biggest new clients of mercenaries, especially the extractive industries. Companies working in dangerous places are tired of relying on corrupt or inept security forces provided to them by host governments, and they are turning to private force.

What is the main disadvantage of using a PMC?

PMCs also pose some risks to public military institutions. In the immediate term they may recruit away soldiers and dampen retention rates. In the longer term, when PSCs begin to take over some tasks, the tasks lose some of their exclusive public character.

Can you hire a PMC?

Read up on what the law says. But in the US, you can legally work as a PMC as long as you abide by the rules of the Geneva Convention. Most of the agencies which hire PMCs self-regulate but overall, there is no coherent legal framework on an international level regarding the regulations and accountability of PMCs.

Can civilians hire PMC?

However, mercenaries are banned by international laws while PMCs are considered legal. The use and recruitment of mercenaries are legally forbidden by the 1989 International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries.

What’s the difference between a mercenary and a private military contractor?

Mercenaries are individual soldiers who can be hired by whoever pays them while PMCs recruit these people in an organisation. Mercenaries don’t have any tie to a company or state and title, they only fight for money. The PMCs serve as the intermediary between professional soldiers and the governments.

What is an advantage of a PMC?

PMCs are designed to transfer loads between fibers of a matrix. Some of the advantages with PMCs include their lightweight, high stiffness and their high strength along the direction of their reinforcements. Other advantages are good abrasion resistance and good corrosion resistance.