Mercenary Schools: From Hired Gun Training to 'High Adventure' ... It is a paramilitary school, offering courses in weaponry, hand-to-hand combat, how to set up an ambush, ways of rigging booby traps, and even sniper techniques.

Is being a mercenary illegal?

The use and recruitment of mercenaries are legally forbidden by the 1989 International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. A mercenary is defined as any person who is specially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict.

How does one become a mercenary?

The majority of classic mercenary-like jobs on the market today typically require past military or law enforcement experience. Even better, is previous experience working in the special forces of the army, USMC, navy, or air force if seeking the higher paying security-related jobs available on the market.