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Originally Posted by Top-Break
The term "Technical" actually has nothing to do with armor, or the lack thereof.
During the Somali famine, but before US intervention, relief groups and news crews were extorted/persuaded to hire local toughs for protection. Back in the 1990s it was not a good idea to have mercenaries and protection payments on ones balance sheet, so the mercs/militiamen were dubbed "technical staff". The name stuck.
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Interesting tidbit. Thanks, Top.