Truckdriving in Iraq
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Re: Truckdriving in Iraq
Originally Posted by Douglas
I know that if you can get just about any job in Iraq, they're going to pay you big bucks. My dad's been a cop for 23 years, and he makes about $52'000 a year, but he's signed up to be a guard for two years, and he'll make about $120'000 a year. Plus, he says when you stay over there for more than a year, $80'000 of that money is tax-free.
Well what about truckdriving? Would you need lots of experience to get hired to drive over there? (Or to BE ABLE to drive over there for that matter)? Would it be a hard job, and would it pay pretty good as well? (Someone told me truckdriving is about the most dangerous job you could have over there) (Note: This is going to Iraq/Afghanistan as a CIVILIAN, not being in the military, where you wont' get payed much at all) :cry:
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Re: Truckdriving in Iraq
Originally Posted by ghost_ryder
I Umm... not to discourage or scare you, but have you ever seen those beheading videos? I have those actual videos and they are indeed real. I assume if you go there, work and get out alive, it will be worth it. The thing is you just don't know, that is the most dangerous place in the world for a US civilian. I know the money is certainly tempting.
Or were they? I don't know, haven't seen anything conclusive on that...
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Originally Posted by yoopr
I always thought most of those guys who were held hostage and killed by the terrorists were mercenaries, such as Blackwater, not truck drivers.
Huh?? What you said makes no sense.
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Originally Posted by terrylamar
Originally Posted by yoopr
I always thought most of those guys who were held hostage and killed by the terrorists were mercenaries, such as Blackwater, not truck drivers.
Huh?? What you said makes no sense. Anyway-His post made no sense
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Sorry about that, I should have been more clear.
I was told that most of the contractors that have been hurt or killed were actively seeking out and engaging the insurgents, not simply driving trucks. Various security contractors, such as Blackwater, I was told are involved with things like that, thus they are a high priority for the insurgents. Whether or not that's true, i just don't know. I'm in Afghanistan, not Iraq, and I simply don't know too much about it. I just mentioned what I heard.
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KBR has alot more casualties than Blackwater. Reason being is that we hauled all of the Fuel to all the Bases in Iraq and the Terrorists knew that if they stopped Us they stopped the Military. Pretty much everything ran on JP8 but we also hauled some Gasoline.
KBR has around 450 Killed and around 3,000 Wounded
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