And how silly these men have to be... They think that they can be SF units just because they paid some dude?
I mean, damn, how naive they have to be to fall for this? And they have to be very isolated... What are the chances to find so many naive men with no one to guide them in such important decisions, like joining a military unit?
What are the odds?
I believe that there is some potential for a deep social study in this story... Maybe that there is a large population of isolated and culturally ignorant asian males in that part of the world. Maybe that they were fresh out of the boat... But if they spent some time in the country and fell for such BS... There is a big social problem in that area.