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What is Blackwater called today?
Xe Services LLC
In February 2009, Blackwater changed its name to Xe Services LLC and restructured the company. One of the things it added is an ethics program. The next month, founder and CEO Erik Prince stepped down and in December of that same year, he stopped any involvement in day to day operations.
What is Black Water military?
Blackwater USA (renamed Xe in February 2009 and Academi in December 2011) is a North Carolina-based professional military, law enforcement, security and peacekeeping operations company. Blackwater was founded in 1997 by Erik Prince, a former U. S. Navy SEAL.
What is Blackwater on a boat?
Sewage discharge (also known as blackwater) contains pollutants including nutrients, metals, toxins and pathogens. Blackwater discharged from your boat can impair water quality, negatively affect aquatic ecosystems and increase risks to human health.
What are the countries with mandatory military service?
Armenia has compulsory military service for two years for males from 18 to 27 years old. 2. Austria Austria has mandatory military service for all able bodied male citizens up to 35 years of age. Since 2006, the period of service has been six months. Conscientious objectors can join the civilian service (called Zivildienst) for nine months.
Are private military companies cheap imitations of National Armed Forces?
Those who assume they are cheap imitations of national armed forces invite disaster because for-profit warriors are a wholly different genus and species of fighter. Private military companies such as the Wagner Group are more like heavily armed multinational corporations than the Marine Corps.
Can a nation have a standing military but an unreliable infrastructure?
Many nations have a standing military but an unreliable public infrastructure, from hospitals to roads to schools. North Korea is an extreme example of what an unrelenting focus on military spending can do to the standard of living for the general population.
Is there a private solution to military spending?
Military spending is one area where there is no private solution. No single corporation or group of citizens is motivated and trustworthy enough to take financial responsibility for maintaining a nation’s military. Every dollar spent on defense is a dollar not spent on other public services.