[CapandBall]

Well if not active duty, the only people with that level of expertise would be ex-military, and that close to the line makes them mercenaries, paid for by the DoD.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Well if not active duty, the only people with that level of expertise would be ex-military, and that close to the line makes them mercenaries, paid for by the DoD.

Most would be ex-military, but not necessarily all. There are some tank experts who have not been in the military. And if they were in Ukraine on DoD orders, they WOULD NOT BE MERCENARIES, like the French guys who got blown up.