White guys, mercs, Congo, 1965

[Cornfed]

If only I lived in those times. But then maybe I lived in similar times but was too much of a loser to cash in on them. I don't think so though. I think I am a man out of my time. These guys seem awesome to me.

[Shemp]

Africans engaged in civil war still hire ex-military whites as mercenaries, especially for technical skills like helicopter mechanics/pilots, anything to do with electronics, etc. Ditto for mining companies in Africa: they often import whites for the highly skilled technical jobs for lack of local talent.

[Cornfed]

Africans engaged in civil war still hire ex-military whites as mercenaries, especially for technical skills like helicopter mechanics/pilots, anything to do with electronics, etc. Ditto for mining companies in Africa: they often import whites for the highly skilled technical jobs for lack of local talent.

Yes, well I'm not interested in being hired as a machinist. If it is not for writing or teaching it might as well be for blowing people away, but strangely that opportunity seems to have sailed, apart from a few sell-outs working for the global elite.

[Cornfed]

Here is an interesting excerpt from an interview with the commander of the mercenaries featured above, Mike Hoare, who incidentally died just the other day aged 100.

[yick]

The Rhodesians would have had you for sure all throughout the seventies - you would have been sent straight to the bush though... no arsing around as a pay clerk..