PMC (Private Military Company) and PSC (Private Security Company) are private companies that provide armed forces for customers. The concepts of private military (security) contractors and "mercenaries"/"mercenaries" are inconsistent. According to Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions 1977, private military contractors generally enjoy the status of non-combatants in international law. Therefore, most PMC &；; PSC field personnel try to avoid wearing camouflage uniforms, because camouflage uniforms are easily confused with combatants from both sides of the conflict. The thread is mainly tactical monochrome and solid color.
According to the data of UN 20 13, the demand for private military services has greatly increased all over the world. From 20 13, the global demand for pmc and PSC is expected to grow at an annual rate of 7.4%; By 20 16, the global private weapons market will reach 244 billion dollars, which is a piece of fat that few people pay attention to in the current world economic downturn. Unfortunately, these industries are now almost completely dominated by countries such as the United States and Europe.
In 20 12, the Ministry of National Defense spent 44 billion dollars on overseas contracts of PMC, of which about 60% was used for security guards, military training, intelligence gathering and other related tasks in Afghanistan and Iraq. As of March 20 13, the US Department of Defense has added about 108000 contractors in Afghanistan, accounting for 62% of the total number of troops stationed in Afghanistan. This 108000 soldiers, mostly from private military contractors.
Most of the field personnel of PMC and private security companies are recruited from the retired personnel of special forces. They have rich combat experience and high military literacy, and are easy to train as fighters for PMC and PSC missions, which greatly reduces the training cost.
At the same time, due to the extensive professionalization of European and American troops, it is often difficult for former special forces soldiers to reintegrate into primitive society and families. The only thing they can rely on is their weapons and battlefields, so they prefer the jobs provided by private military (security) contractors. For many veterans, working in PMC&; PSC work is just a way to continue to support the family. The army spent a lot of money to train them to be quick killers, but it is difficult for them to find jobs in real life.
Because PMC &；; Most of the companies of PSC members are former members of special forces, whose tasks are mostly intelligence gathering and low-intensity protection of VIPs. However, there is no pension insurance for casualties in all countries, so in many cases, the equipment level of these private military (security) contractors is better than that of ordinary regular troops, and most of them can be the same as the top special forces in the world. Think about it, no matter what kind of work you do, helping is still very important ~
Because PMC &；; Most of the companies of PSC members are former members of special forces, whose tasks are mostly intelligence gathering and low-intensity protection of VIPs. However, there is no pension insurance for casualties in all countries, so in many cases, the equipment level of these private military (security) contractors is better than that of ordinary regular troops, and most of them can be the same as the top special forces in the world. Think about it, no matter what kind of work you do, helping is still very important ~
In military training, the training level of field personnel of private military (security) contractors can be comparable to the world's top special forces. Moreover, it will be more professional in the main business, and more emphasis will be placed on the protection of individual combatants in training. Private military (security) enterprises can get rid of the shackles of military discipline and put more energy and time into the development of operational breakthroughs and new operating models. Through PMC &；; PSC, the experience of the older generation of special forces members can be passed on.
Many American troops now use private military contractors to train them in certain fields.