Mercenaries the future of warfare?

[Jobu88]

A one off payment for contractors may seem cheap, but I think there is a danger involved for an army that cannot supply and feed itself, or even perform all combat missions.

I agree to a point..... if we contract with Joe's Food Service in peacetime to deliver food to Ft Riley, that's one thing. If we expect Joe's Food Service to get a ship into Bahrain in wartime with spare parts and food and bullets, that's another thing.