Well not really.
A professional soccer player can play for any club, but not just for any country they please and it is the same with professional soldiers...
But then a professional soldier serves his own country and then gets out when his time is up and does not reenlist, perhaps because he found it boring or for a wish for excitement and adventure that so many young people crave... and of course better money will also come in to it.
A professional soldier with good skills who wants to use them in places where law and order do not operate normally because of war or corruption or colonialism or a combination of factors.
They might genuinely think they are doing good... in fact they might be, but either way they are earning a living doing something they are either good at or wont be doing too long. (hint all the wannabe mercs going to Ukraine for instance... many professional soldiers from western countries... but no used to being on the receiving end of artillery and air support...)
A professional soccer player can play for any club, but not just for any country they please and it is the same with professional soldiers...
But then a professional soldier serves his own country and then gets out when his time is up and does not reenlist, perhaps because he found it boring or for a wish for excitement and adventure that so many young people crave... and of course better money will also come in to it.
A professional soldier with good skills who wants to use them in places where law and order do not operate normally because of war or corruption or colonialism or a combination of factors.
They might genuinely think they are doing good... in fact they might be, but either way they are earning a living doing something they are either good at or wont be doing too long. (hint all the wannabe mercs going to Ukraine for instance... many professional soldiers from western countries... but no used to being on the receiving end of artillery and air support...)