Posted on 08/19/2005 2:28:12 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Here's a bad idea in four words.
I expect they don't issue them but I wouldn't be surprised if they obtain them.
You wonder why Haliburton gets big bucks over there? Because they are paying big bucks over there. You can die doing this kind of work. I wish them all luck.
Ping
That ain't easy money.
No such thing as easy money. High risk but high payoff. IMHO, soldiers should get paid much more for hazardous combat duty.
it has little to do with the article but 20+ years' experience move me to conclude that Tampa really sucks.
Then they wouldn't be soldiers.
I wish they had a website for job lisitngs. I and some other friends would seriously consider this.
I went so far as to peruse the KRB website when this all began a few years ago. Seemed harder to get into than it should have been.
Well, none of them can complain later that they weren't warned!
Try crab fishing in the Berings sea in January.
I would rather drive unarmed in Iraq.
*snort* No thanks, I'll get mine from the peaceful little traps off the pier!
YOU have to make a little more effort to contact them. Serious person should be able to connect and go, probably within three months, maybe as little as two weeks, I would think. You have to SHOW them your serious about going, they are not coming to your house to look for you.
Seriously, the company does not allow employees to arm themselves. Under the contract the Army is responsible for force protection, and the company would be liable for any misuse of authorized weapons, so none are authorized. Only about half the employees have any previous weapons training, and the risks of armed employees accidently or maliciously shooting other employees is greater than the benefit of having KBR contribute to the volume of fire.
When the tactical situation deteriorates to the point where KBR employees are needed as shooters, there will be weapons lying around.
Tents, B-huts, containers and Army chow halls
medical insurance is inexpensive
and mandatory, with a huge deductable, and may or may not cover you if you go home on medical demob
and there are few places to blow a paycheck.
Dubai, Pattaya, Amsterdam ... very easy to blow a paycheck, you just have to wait 120 days. Some people blow four paychecks.
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