in iraq.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/trd/267606677.html

We are searching for personnel to join an international firm with contracts in
Iraq. We will fill positions including Light Wheel Mechanics and
Construction Equipment Mechanics. The Annual Salary for
these jobs is $86,000. This is the LOGCAP program where
we work side by side with members of the US Armed Forces
in Iraq to repair military equipment. We have completed
our second year in Iraq and currently have over 1200
employees serving there. All operations are conducted on
US Military Bases with US forces providing force
protection. We are looking for people with a minimum
of three years hands-on mechanical experience. Military
experience welcome. LOGCAP Benefits include: Life,
Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), 10 Days Paid Vacations
Every Four Months, Free Housing, Free Meals, Passport
Reimbursement. If you are interested in this opportunity
Send your resume to strevino@worksrecruiting.com


good benefits, but you might die

1/25/2007 10:33:35 PM

see you people later

1/25/2007 10:34:21 PM

yeah they tried to recruit me for this a few years back, except back then it started at 90k

1/25/2007 10:35:20 PM

they would need to pay me 200,000 to work over there, but the only thing I'd be good at would be stealing motorcycles... The only equivalent over there are mules and asses... Those are pretty high maintenance...

1/25/2007 10:52:22 PM

i thought you were only good at buying stolen bikes?

1/25/2007 10:59:08 PM

hell I'd love to do this shit. to bad I'm not really a mechanic.

that also seems a little on the low end of what most contractors over there make.

1/25/2007 11:01:28 PM

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"that also seems a little on the low end of what most contractors over there make. "

That would be because mechanics are stupid.

1/25/2007 11:03:30 PM

and expendable...


bbr: Dude... I'd do so much shit in Iraq because all of the lawlessness in that country. Shit, I'd make my own bullet proof suit/armor, buy the fn f2000, and enough ammo to start ww3. I'd be field mechanic/bike stealer... :p

1/25/2007 11:32:41 PM

i dont wanna die ~

1/26/2007 12:29:03 AM

It pays low because its on a Military base.

You're not going to be outside running patrol.

1/26/2007 1:57:14 AM

I liked when they tried to recruit IT people. That was funny. I need to see if I can find that email. That guy would not give up.

Job paid like $110,000 for doing networking etc. but no matter how many times I asked he would not tell me WHERE. Fuck that.

1/26/2007 8:26:48 AM

^^

1/26/2007 8:28:36 AM

the guys outside the base that are on patrol make quite a bit less actually

1/26/2007 8:58:38 AM

ome of the private security firms make $160k

1/26/2007 9:17:04 AM

yeha they do, and the Marines and other guys that patrol the area get about 30k or so

1/26/2007 9:46:40 AM

I know an IT guy who's working in Iraq. Used to work in my department. Emailed us about his adventures over there. He's been shot at a few times he says. But, he's still alive. He knows of another guy who was killed. Crazy stuff, I wouldn't do it. Doesn't matter if you paid me triple digits or not.

1/26/2007 10:12:55 AM

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"Job paid like $110,000 for doing networking etc. but no matter how many times I asked he would not tell me WHERE. Fuck that."

seriously.

You can make that easily stateside (assuming we're not talking entry level here)

1/26/2007 10:53:28 AM

Just because you're on base doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. I have a cousin who is firefighting on base as a civilian contractor over there. All the fires that he has to put out are from rockets coming into the base and blowing stuff up.

I've also heard stories of contractors being placed in the least safe housing on base (i.e. most easily accessible to the rocket fire or whatever.)

That $86k would be tax free as long as you spend enough weeks out of the year over there. I guess that makes it like earning $110-120k over here. I'm sure that is 4+ years pay for most of those guys, but I don't think I'd want to spend a year in the desert for $86k.

1/26/2007 11:20:59 AM

You can make the same $$$ in the oil fields of Canada and not be dodging rockets and bullets.

1/26/2007 11:29:15 AM

my parent's neighbor is over there working for a contractor and was telling me how they have him living in one of those big shipping containers. But it is pretty close to the wall and he narrowly avoided a mortar on morning when he was coming out of his door.

1/26/2007 2:53:04 PM

would u have access to tww? if yes......sign me up

1/26/2007 5:46:34 PM

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"Crazy stuff, I wouldn't do it"

if i had a skill that was marketable there i would do it

[Edited on January 26, 2007 at 5:57 PM. Reason : haha are there any us operated aquatic facilities i could manage?]

1/26/2007 5:52:27 PM

One of my coworkers brothers quit the local city police as a LT. to go work for Blackwater in Kuwait. He lives in a little room over there, but all he does is train guys on automatic weapons and shit all day. And he makes about $200k/year. He's already pulled about 2 years, and is going to do another 2-3 I think.

1/26/2007 5:54:12 PM

are these salaries tax-free?

1/26/2007 6:37:02 PM

As long as he worked a full year, then yes he banks it ALL.

1/26/2007 8:38:15 PM

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"my parent's neighbor is over there working for a contractor and was telling me how they have him living in one of those big shipping containers."

I'd live in a shipping container as long as it has lights, internet, and plumbing over here...

1/26/2007 8:43:02 PM