can governments invest in the use of mercenaries and is there a market for it and would powerhouse country's finance a company for training of mercenaries

Yes they could.

Yes there is.

Yes they have.

Yes on all counts.

With different outcomes I might add.

As has been stated, yes govts have used mercs - Blackwater, although they title them differently to keep the public sweet.

Here is a link to one of the most famous mercs of recent times - Mike Hoare, actually a hero of mine & I love the Wild Geese film as well!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hoare

At the bottom of the page are some links to some of his competitors as well, his books are interesting reading.

Blackwater and 3C use the term PMC. Borrowed that term from Sandline, Ghurka International and Executive Outcomes.

Originally Posted by 03USMC

Yes they could.

Yes there is.

Yes they have.

cool thanks man like you style

Originally Posted by 03USMC

Blackwater and 3C use the term PMC. Borrowed that term from Sandline, Ghurka International and Executive Outcomes.

I love the marines. Unfortunately i would have love to join them but i am a south African, yes sandline i know and so i do know executive outcomes they are the same company from south Africa. Blackwater i know of but yes.
Mercs can get the job done with out the burocrats interfere in warfare and with all those rule.

Your best example of how a PMC can be used by a goverment to effect an outcome is probably going to be Serria Leone's use of EO in the late 90's

The US used mercenaries in Bosnia---trained their army, taught them how to fight, etc...also EO in Africa, blackwater in Iraq, AVG in China before the US was officially in the war. Hessians for England during the Revolutionary War. In every war, in every conflict, nations have used mercenaries. The Pope even uses them to protect him.

I absolutely love that movie Wild Geese, also, shh, lol n they should use more ...no...lots of merc's especially in these high conflict zones.