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504PIR · 07-12-2007, 07:23

I have never worked for BW, but have lived & worked with them in Iraq over the last 3 years. You will find some great, squared away guys and you will also find some true s$%^bag, non-tactical, pretty-boy, drunken, un-professional oxygen theives.

At one time there were many, older SEAL type guys running the show.As they got bigger, I've seen more and more.....shall we say less qualified people. I'm not saying "less -qualified" because they are not SEALs, but folks that display poor judgement, lack of SA, ego and problems with alcohol. There is often a certain arrogence about them because they are "Blackwater". IE because they are BW, they are better than "Big Army", other IC's doing security work and they far more HSLD.....than they actually are. I think allot of this has resulted in BW as a company be held low regard by the more experianced folks in the security business. Personnally I do not want to work for them.

I can't comment on Eric Prince or how coporate operates as I have no experiance with them. So I will not repeat rumors. Every outfit has its 10% that are turds....unfortunately BW has higher percentage.

07-12-2007, 07:23	#28
504PIR Guerrilla Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Baghdad Iraq & Springfield Mo Posts: 239	I have never worked for BW, but have lived & worked with them in Iraq over the last 3 years. You will find some great, squared away guys and you will also find some true s$%^bag, non-tactical, pretty-boy, drunken, un-professional oxygen theives. At one time there were many, older SEAL type guys running the show.As they got bigger, I've seen more and more.....shall we say less qualified people. I'm not saying "less -qualified" because they are not SEALs, but folks that display poor judgement, lack of SA, ego and problems with alcohol. There is often a certain arrogence about them because they are "Blackwater". IE because they are BW, they are better than "Big Army", other IC's doing security work and they far more HSLD.....than they actually are. I think allot of this has resulted in BW as a company be held low regard by the more experianced folks in the security business. Personnally I do not want to work for them. I can't comment on Eric Prince or how coporate operates as I have no experiance with them. So I will not repeat rumors. Every outfit has its 10% that are turds....unfortunately BW has higher percentage.
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