Private military training centers prove lucrative
Private military training centers prove lucrative
- June 1, 2011
- Deborah Avant, political science professor and international studies director, is quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune May 25, 2011
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From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
Few defense analysts follow the private training industry, and the government reveals
little about its use of these contractors. So there is no estimate on the number of
such companies or how much money they make. But analysts can say the privatization
of military training has been on the rise since the end of the Cold War, as troop
strength decreased but the number of roles for the forces swelled. "As the military
is stressed, one of the easiest things to outsource is training because you can just
bring retired people back to do it," said Deborah Avant, a political-science professor
at the University of California Irvine who studies private military and security firms.
For the full story, please visit http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/25/private-military-training....
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