" The Hardest of the Hardcore":

I thought it was an interesting story to read about. I had heard about mercenaries but I never really knew much about them. I feel that this paper did a very good job in informing the reader of why mercenaries are bad in our country. I thought it was good to learn that mercenaries are not part of the military and that they do not have to get Congresses approval to work. This was important information for me to learn because it opened my eyes to what some people in our government are doing.When they talked about mercenaries in the paper they made them seem like they were corrupt and morally wrong. I think that the fact that mercenaries are hired by private companies makes it sound illegal. I think it is very weird how we how allow this to occur. It was also surprising to find out that people hire mercenaries to try to cover the actual cost of the war and that they are paid more than the soldiers because of the services that they provide. The more experienced a mercenary is the more likely they will get paid more. It was also interesting to learn that most people that worked in the military end up becoming mercenaries because of the great difference in pay. By private companies having mercenaries they are taking away the people that can have a great impact in our military. I feel that it is not such a great idea to have mercenaries because it is taking away from our government.