Contracting in Iraq or Afghanistan

[cody0341]

First I know I am in the completely wrong part of the forum. If a moderator can move it, that would be great.

I have been out of the Marine Corps for 3 years now (infantryman,2 deployments to fallujah, the city not the nice base, Tons of convoy operation,dismounted patrol,cordon search) and the world has not been to great to me. I have attended school, moved to a different state and still unable to find a good job, so at this point I want to go back. I have always wanted to do contracting but tried the outside for a while. Now to the main point I know that is a lot of guys that do contracting on forum and I wanted to know if someone could point me in the right direction.

[jklaughrey]

http://shooterjobs.com/

[rackham1]

Contracting in warzones is pretty broad... I assume you mean "security" but there's a civilian job in IQ/AFG for just about everything. What are you thinking about?

I manage construction projects and specialize in contingency operations. I only build the camps, but between former active duty and contractor time, I've spent a lot of time with the other contractors that do all the services. Tell us what you're interested in and if I can I'll PM some details that might help.

BTW, some of the best construction managers I've known were former Marines.

[Littlelebowski]

PM inbound.

[cody0341]

Contracting in warzones is pretty broad... I assume you mean "security" but there's a civilian job in IQ/AFG for just about everything. What are you thinking about?

I manage construction projects and specialize in contingency operations. I only build the camps, but between former active duty and contractor time, I've spent a lot of time with the other contractors that do all the services. Tell us what you're interested in and if I can I'll PM some details that might help.

BTW, some of the best construction managers I've known were former Marines.

I would love to work in Afghanistan also I guess my preference would be to do what I know and continue to do security and convoy work.

[DireWulf]

PM sent

[Bolt_Overide]

If any of you fellas have any IT related job leads for over there, I would love to hear it.

[rackham1]

If any of you fellas have any IT related job leads for over there, I would love to hear it.

PM on its way.

[Iraqgunz]

Since I have been doing this for a few days, let me throw my .03 cents in (adjusted for current gold prices).

Though there are still jobs in Iraq and A'stan, many of them are disappearing due to the drawdown. Iraq has changed dramatically since you were there and the old "wild west" mentality is gone. The Iraqis run the country and they make it well known to contractors.

The same could also be said of Afghanistan as well. In both countries the DoD mission is slowly fading so that means for any longevity you need to look at DoS or OGA. They are both highly competitive due to a variety of factors.

One thing to remember about convoy/ mobile security especially in Iraq. If you fire your weapon, justified or not you face a high probability of being detained by the Iraqis and potentially being charged in their legal system. You can only imagine how well this will work for you. Just something to consider.

[GermanSynergy]

Since I have been doing this for a few days, let me throw my .03 cents in (adjusted for current gold prices).

Though there are still jobs in Iraq and A'stan, many of them are disappearing due to the drawdown. Iraq has changed dramatically since you were there and the old "wild west" mentality is gone. The Iraqis run the country and they make it well known to contractors.

The same could also be said of Afghanistan as well. In both countries the DoD mission is slowly fading so that means for any longevity you need to look at DoS or OGA. They are both highly competitive due to a variety of factors.

One thing to remember about convoy/ mobile security especially in Iraq. If you fire your weapon, justified or not you face a high probability of being detained by the Iraqis and potentially being charged in their legal system. You can only imagine how well this will work for you. Just something to consider.

This man knows what he's talking about.