Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://eevb.net/video/01nyHd2LDxN.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter How Mercenaries Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider [HgIqggifr5O] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Barrie Rice is a former commando with the New Zealand Special Air Service. For the past 30 years, he's been a mercenary and personal bodyguard all over the world. Rice served in the Special Air Service for seven years. After leaving in 1995, Rice worked globally as a private security contractor, including roles with Blackwater in Iraq. He spent seven years in Iraq from 2003 to 2010. After Iraq, he spent time as a private contractor training military forces in South Sudan. Rice has also worked as a personal bodyguard, traveling all over the world to places such as Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and Latin America. Rice talks to Business Insider about the weapons, the ethics, the money, and the perks of being a mercenary. He also discusses his training, the risks, and his thoughts on how private military contractors are being used in global warfare. He is the author of "We Were Blackwater: Life, Death and Madness in the Killing Fields of Iraq." For more: 00:00 - Introduction 00:28 - The Missions 04:01 - The Risks 06:03 - The Rules 07:48 - The Weapons 11:41 - The Hierarchy 13:56 - The Money 16:31 - Friendly Fire 19:40 - The Firefights 22:36 - The Ambushes 25:17 - The Ethics 28:13 - Global Mercenaries 31:13 - Psychological Impact 34:15 -The Backstory 37:59 - The Future 39:53 - The Aftermath ------------------------------------------------------ #mercenaries #specialairservice #blackwater #bodyguard MORE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT VIDEOS: How US Drone Warfare Actually Works How Reforming A Neo-Nazi Actually Works How The SAS Actually Works Insider's mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: Insider on Facebook: Insider on Instagram: Insider on Twitter: Insider on Snapchat: Insider on TikTok: How Mercenaries Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider J2Zijgexmcd BafU1OI7lqb 0vFzSWpxIxx A60OZVNFAoh mod6DYgeC6i E2poajZKpe7
Barrie Rice is a former commando with the New Zealand Special Air Service. For the past 30 years, he's been a mercenary and personal bodyguard all over the world. Rice served in the Special Air Service for seven years. After leaving in 1995, Rice worked globally as a private security contractor, including roles with Blackwater in Iraq. He spent seven years in Iraq from 2003 to 2010. After Iraq, he spent time as a private contractor training military forces in South Sudan. Rice has also worked as a personal bodyguard, traveling all over the world to places such as Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and Latin America. Rice talks to Business Insider about the weapons, the ethics, the money, and the perks of being a mercenary. He also discusses his training, the risks, and his thoughts on how private military contractors are being used in global warfare. He is the author of "We Were Blackwater: Life, Death and Madness in the Killing Fields of Iraq." For more: 00:00 - Introduction 00:28 - The Missions 04:01 - The Risks 06:03 - The Rules 07:48 - The Weapons 11:41 - The Hierarchy 13:56 - The Money 16:31 - Friendly Fire 19:40 - The Firefights 22:36 - The Ambushes 25:17 - The Ethics 28:13 - Global Mercenaries 31:13 - Psychological Impact 34:15 -The Backstory 37:59 - The Future 39:53 - The Aftermath ------------------------------------------------------ #mercenaries #specialairservice #blackwater #bodyguard MORE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT VIDEOS: How US Drone Warfare Actually Works How Reforming A Neo-Nazi Actually Works How The SAS Actually Works Insider's mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: Insider on Facebook: Insider on Instagram: Insider on Twitter: Insider on Snapchat: Insider on TikTok: How Mercenaries Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider J2Zijgexmcd BafU1OI7lqb 0vFzSWpxIxx A60OZVNFAoh mod6DYgeC6i E2poajZKpe7