Private Military Contractor On His Recruitment to Blackwater

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  • @capivaraofwar
    @capivaraofwar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What baffles me is that even if the company made all the screening necessary for the security clearance some scumbags slipped through the cracks.

  • @KingWill333
    @KingWill333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I too worked for Blackwater. What a trip it was. Seen some crazy shit after my shift was done. To this day I still can’t believe what I was involved in. I’m talking about Blackwater Cafe in Fm, fla. Waitresses were crazy.

    • @AwesomeDude272
      @AwesomeDude272 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Awesome broski can you get me in? I did basic mandatory military draft training in Europe (Austria)

  • @aboucard93
    @aboucard93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I feel like it was such different time back then! The country had just been attack and contractors was considered normal. They were also truck driver contractor people just wanted to help with the war

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There were definitely all kinds of contractors supporting different missions in Iraq. I worked with a bunch of civilian mechanics during my first Iraq tour.

    • @squeezodadon3269
      @squeezodadon3269 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch Ryan Reynolds buried

  • @dkjkaden
    @dkjkaden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bad Credit stops security clearance? Can anyone tell me why?

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It mostly has to do with how much debt you have. The government doesn't want you to be susceptible to bribes.

    • @willowmalone9215
      @willowmalone9215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@FormerActionGuys that makes sense

  • @AwesomeDude272
    @AwesomeDude272 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Crazy. There's no chance to do this now with a minimum of military experiment? I did a bit of basic training as it is mandatory in my European country. I speak German and English fluent as well as basic French (~A1). Is there a decent chance I can catch one of these attractive contract even the given conditions and current times?

    • @teufelhund53
      @teufelhund53 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Head to Ukraine for mercenary work. Plenty opportunity

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @teufelhund53 that seems like a miserable option

    • @dreadsummer2766
      @dreadsummer2766 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@teufelhund53ngl dude if you’re doing PMC work in Ukraine, it’s not just the money you want. That is trench warfare, I mean we’re talking about situations where you are shooting people so close that the blood will hit your face. The quality of life is poor and the money is not near as good as even something like embassy security contacting. Only real reason for a PMC to be in Ukraine is for the thrill of taking a life that very few people are able to feel during the act, most military guys will kill and try to bury it deep in their soul, Wagner and even FFL are seriously dangerous guys that will kill as easy as me and you breathe.

    • @teufelhund53
      @teufelhund53 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, my comment was dry sarcasm. I wasn't serious. I mean it's true, but it would very likely be a horrific and dangerous commitment.

  • @driggs7906
    @driggs7906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This some shit that Andy Ryle would try

  • @FightStrong-r5o
    @FightStrong-r5o 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thinking of working for them next year hehehe

    • @Racistdog
      @Racistdog 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Blackwater disbanded 2014

    • @Racistdog
      @Racistdog 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ..

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Hope it's worth it!

  • @NightFight164
    @NightFight164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is blackwater commimg back?

    • @capivaraofwar
      @capivaraofwar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It is still around.
      It just changed names multiple times.

    • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
      @DJTheMetalheadMercenary ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's called Academi now, part of Constellis, a conglomerate that owns several other companies including Triple Canopy and Olive Group.

  • @daleldunn2767
    @daleldunn2767 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if I have no law enforcement or military training or security training how do I join. I can't join the army because I can't pass the asfab

    • @cledet9088
      @cledet9088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You can't.
      That's it

    • @lornalkim6880
      @lornalkim6880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cledet9088 the US Navy told a Decorated USMC Clarinetist his Scores were too low: Adidas" impossible is Nothing🐣💒🎄🌉💝🎆🎉🎈🎊

    • @r.l.mcdermid6034
      @r.l.mcdermid6034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If u can’t pass the asvab ur dumb as fuck and need to study.

    • @TonyfromAB
      @TonyfromAB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@r.l.mcdermid6034 Honestly I have to agree. Still give my buddy shit to this day for meticulously studying and still failing the asvab 3 times after I went in and got an amazing score with no prior knowledge.

  • @kimjongun2105
    @kimjongun2105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m doing it now in 2022, served in the army for 20 years… seems like the interviewer is already against anyone that does it as if they just aren’t qualified in his mind because maybe he just isn’t capable… didn’t finish the video cause he just annoyed me. Maybe I’m wrong…

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not sure how you that got from my questions. I'm as clueless as anyone else when it comes to it because it's not something I, or most of my audience, has ever done. Hope you enjoyed some of the other interviews!

    • @leonhogan8294
      @leonhogan8294 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's it like I'm thinking about it once I get done with ranger regiment

    • @kimjongun2105
      @kimjongun2105 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Leon Hogan
      It's good money... but not what the movies make it out to be... you will not be doing the stuff the regiment lets you do. It's very political. I don't recommend it to real patriots. But if you need money, the money is there. So much red tape that most people can't do it past 3 years... just have an exit plan going in. And have a skill more than just shooting. Make yourself valuable while your in.

    • @leonhogan8294
      @leonhogan8294 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kimjongun2105 I'll keep that in mind I've 5 years left so I have plenty of time to think about what are the best set of skills that best translate to PMC work a friend of mine from the 22end SAS regiment said that he was seeing between 500 a day to 750 a day depending on treat level the pay sounds pretty good I'd definitely be interested in doing contracting when I'm finished I'll be 30 when I'm finished

  • @willowmalone9215
    @willowmalone9215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This dudes kind of cute for some reason

  • @markuswilliams6316
    @markuswilliams6316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What are the requirements now

    • @fishgovt1761
      @fishgovt1761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Blackwater is no longer working

    • @Nepomniachtchi_Austin
      @Nepomniachtchi_Austin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blackwater turned into Academi, but the company no longer exists. I'm unsure if there is anything truly like it anymore.

    • @Dr.MantisTobogganMD
      @Dr.MantisTobogganMD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Special Operations - SWAT background Army-Marine Infantry background
      Eligible for Security Clearance
      Constellis
      Triple Canopy
      Clayton International

    • @CZuskia
      @CZuskia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Nepomniachtchi_Austin There are still companies like Blackwater. Wagner Group is one of the most notorious and closest to Blackwater.

    • @Dr.MantisTobogganMD
      @Dr.MantisTobogganMD 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CZuskia
      The Wagner Group are criminal Russian mercenaries made up of Neo-Nazis who commit war crimes for Putin so Russia’s Military accepts zero responsibility for their actions, completely unlike Blackwater; who had legitimate and legal security/logistics contracts, Blackwater was held far more accountable, was far more successful and are far more moral in every aspect of their operations, and were even prosecuted for a crime that wasn’t committed, by the US Government.
      Remember Deir al-Zour 2018