> Too many unexperienced people not familiar with working in REAL combat zones. Leave your ego at home and prepare to become ONE with a team that you will stick thru thick or thin. Remember- it's not about you and those tough guy scenes from the movies. That attitude only exposes who the real enemy is - US.
> Keep a low profile and don't bring attention to yourself.
>My assignment is directly with a military combat unit where I serve as an advisor. I greatly enjoy the work and get great satisfaction with my job assisting and mentoring young servicemen. I have seen where my company tends to focus more on their profit margin than their employees or even the military. They have recently lowered the standard for qualifying for the position, in order to be able to field more employees to meet the contract billets. However, the hiring of under qualified personnel is actually hurting the credibility of those who are truly qualified.
The company recently went up for a re-compete on the contract and reduced the salaries of those who were hired under a 1-yr agreement at a set salary, effective w/ the new contract salaries. Either you agreed to accept the new salary or you were terminated. There were even new employees who were hired within a month of the new contract who were told the "old" salary when hired, even though the company knew at the time that if the contract was renewed they would be reducing the salaries.
>Word of mouth, thats the way to go.Your wasting your time and money applying over the internet, too many people looking for that break to earn big bucks, in a short period. We need another war!
>For the people who are thinking about getting out and coming home, once you get out it is very hard to get back in. So think about it.
>I've worked a lot of different types of jobs in several different countries and I would say that the majority of my jobs have been pretty low on the danger scale, no matter what anybody would tell you. We made a lot of runs and hardly anyone was killed or injured on a regular basis. Your biggest threat overseas is hitting the bad luck lottery and getting hit with mortars or rockets. The bad guys don't win shoot-outs with people who know what they are doing. Keep your weapon skills up and your head down.
>Workingoverseas, a person should talk to persons who work with a particular company before taking a job to ensure the company you go to work for is worth working for, not just financially but also ethically and morally. And that when hired for a position which does not describe additional duties you may perform such as having a clearence ensure the company is going to compensate you for your added value. ie: having a clearence.
>The money and benefits are not enough for the danger you expose yourself to in certain jobs. It would be nice if to be told what you are going to be doing before you get there so ask lots of questions before making a decision. Its a long way home and you may have to pay your own way back if you decide you do not like what you see when you get there. The ability to help others and accomplishments are enormus and can offset the negatives. It's all how you look at it and why you are there.
