Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-122.135.62.246-20140314111723/@comment-5.65.206.155-20140321145836

At the time of Peace Walker, Big Boss is already a "legendary" soldier- the man who defeated The Boss.

I would think this alone would be enough to convince quite a few mercs or professional soldiers to join MSF. Not to mention the fact that from the viewpoint of the soldiers, he probably seems like quite the visionary....