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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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Found a PSD security job in iraq! Was going to go to college and do the ptech program but it doesn't start until January, so ill be heading to iraq to make some bucks before I start college!!
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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Lucky I'd love to go pull in some loot and get out of debt.
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Good luck and keep your head down.
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Thats awesome!! How long do they want you to stay?
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 12:42 AM
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Well its 105 on 30 off...im staying till january. Registering for san jac on my leave for january, so roughly 5 months.
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 12:44 AM
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@Dave, its a good paying job, but the risk is high. Convoying thru baghdad still isn't safe, except this time im in a **** barely armored suburban...instead of being in an fully uparmored hmmv. But I tell u what, it beats the hell out of fallujah!
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stay safe man, and share the cash!
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stay safe man, and share the cash!
Well, i can definatley tell you some shops are getting their share lol. my lq9 has to be bored .030 more, i need new pistons, and a set of ls3 heads was going for a turbo build, but im thinking about just doing a NA build.
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keep your head down and your eyes open....especially if you see any of those pickup trucks hauling around bags of cash that the U.S. lost over there......
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What do jobs like this pay?
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What do jobs like this pay?
yea this!
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I'm here in Iraq right now as a contractor... making well over 6 figures. it pays the bills =P
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At least your RUF isnt as limited as AD forces
Good luck man
Practice your TTP and look at Leasons Learned
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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What do jobs like this pay?
well it differs from company to company. Im going over for $500 a day. And yea, it definatley pays the bills its nice being debt free!
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What do jobs like this pay?
The last time I was in Iraq was '08. I worked 7/12s and grossed 189K for the year.
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The last time I was in Iraq was '08. I worked 7/12s and grossed 189K for the year.
what was your occupation over there? doing PSD its not 189k, but its well over 6 figures!
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did you get on with triple canopy?
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what was your occupation over there? doing PSD its not 189k, but its well over 6 figures!
Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic. I was working on various types of MRAPs.
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high risk, high pay, but hey ! watch it out there and keep ur head low, try to keep to the Kurds area in Iraq its the safest atm.
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wow. im really in the wrong line of work. i take it they prefer military experience to do these kind of things?
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