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#dayofthejackal In a few moments, I will recommend an incredible television series. It chronicles the life of a professional assassin who is paid up to $100 million for one killing.
First, I need to make a point by discussing four incredible men who have passed through my life over the last 40 years. Bob Nicholson came into my life in late 1983. He spent twenty years in the elite British Special Air Services. He retired as a sergeant major. He decided to move his family to Perth, West Australia. He got a sad surprise when he started seeking employment. His incredible military training and achievements meant nothing to employers. He ended up being a uniformed West Australian police officer. In February of 1984, Bob saved my life one morning. When I was severely injured, he carried me with my arm over his shoulder to a nearby medical clinic where I got emergency care.
Brian Laurence joined the Rhodesian Army. He was a man of exceptional talent and intelligence. He was picked for the elite Selous Scouts, the special operations branch of the army. When the white minority government was replaced with a black majority government, he was assigned to be the personal bodyguard of the new president Robert Mugabe. Brian did not like the way things were going in Zimbabwe. He decided to leave Zimbabwe. He was allowed to carry $1,000 with him. He moved to Perth, West Australia. He soon saw the same thing that Bob Nicholson saw. Employers gave him no credit for his incredible military training and experience. He ended up being a prison officer.
Let us go forward to 1987. I had a job in Los Angeles that allowed me to spend a lot of time in Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico. I met an incredible man-Clyde Tewes. He served for 30 years in the US Marine Corps. He was a gunnery sergeant in the elite US Marine Corps Force Recon unit. He served two harrowing tours in Vietnam. When Clyde retired, he found the same reality facing him that Bob and Brian encountered. His excellent military training and leadership skills counted for nothing with employers. Clyde had a generous pension and medical care from the US Marine Corps. He decided to retire.
Tim Bax came into my life 5 years ago. Like Brian Lawrence, he served in the Rhodesian army. He became an officer in the elite Selous Scouts, as Brian Lawrence did. When the black government took over and Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, he moved to South Africa. Tim's talent was recognized by an employer in South Africa. He went into private security and did quite well. He became a published author with several books to his credit. He now lives in the U.S.
What I have discovered over the years is that around the world there are many men who served in elite special operations units. They are now under-employed or unemployed. With my respect for the 4 men above, anyone in a special operations military unit is a professional killer. A few of these men would accept an assignment to do a high-level assassination if the money was right.
The Day of the Jackal" is an incredible 10-episode series on the Peacock streaming channel in the US. The assassin, The Jackal, is played by the Academy Award-winning British actor Eddie Redmayne. He is an elite British special operations soldier who is recruited by big money interests to assassinate political leaders, business leaders, and media influencers around the world. Here is a link for those who are curious:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24053860/?ref=fn_all_ttl_1
This is an incredible series and worth the time to watch.

Give thanks to your higher power for your good fortune in life.
-JackW