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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: ZXMAW on July 19, 2004, 02:23:05 PM
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Jobs In Iraq, Where can I find one? hehe
Seriously, I'm wondering where i can find one.
I had a company, bills became overwelming after I got sued and I had to close the doors. Now I need to raise capitol to try it again.
I figure, I'm not married and have no kids and willing to take a chance at making some good tax free money overseas and come back home in a year or two for a fresh head start.
Any links you could send?
Odds are good I won't loose my head so i'll give it a shot
ZX
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Try Alaskan King Crab fishing...rated as the most dangerous job in the world.
5 days of work and you can make upwards of $35k...
Followed by the second most dangerous job in the world...the Opelio Crab fisherman...
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Originally posted by ZXMAW
Odds are good I won't loose my head so i'll give it a shot
ZX
What makes you think that?
Have you seen the video of the beheading? After seeing that I can't imagine anyone even considering this.
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Originally posted by Curval
What makes you think that?
Have you seen the video of the beheading? After seeing that I can't imagine anyone even considering this.
Cue Forrest's mother.
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I think the chances Of beheading are lower then the chances of crashing on the way tto iraq
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Originally posted by rpm371
Cue Forrest's mother.
:rofl :rofl
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Think side arm and cyanide tablets.. NEVER let them take you alive!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'd like to change my initial response to:
Have a great time man. :aok
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Originally posted by Curval
I'd like to change my initial response to:
Have a great time man. :aok
:p :lol
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I've thought about it too. But they really aren't paying enough more than stateside jobs in my field.
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
I've thought about it too. But they really aren't paying enough more than stateside jobs in my field.
I didn't know there was a demand for Male strippers in Iraq!?
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:aok
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What kind of job?
Email me.
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PS Nice Moore quote.
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
PS Nice Moore quote.
TY, I found it shocking enough to use it as a quote as a reminder to everyone, whatever political party affiliation, of what kind of man he really is.
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Originally posted by AWBrat
Try Alaskan King Crab fishing...rated as the most dangerous job in the world.
5 days of work and you can make upwards of $35k...
Followed by the second most dangerous job in the world...the Opelio Crab fisherman...
It's pretty much a summer job only and it's kind of late to get started. It also can be hard to find a fishing job in Alaska; if you do however, they can pay very well and come with incredible risks. Many other fishing jobs in Alaska are just as dangerous and pay just as well. About 75 Alaska fishermen die a year out of only a few thousand. About as many firefighters die a year nationwide, out of two million. And you though firefighting was dangerous…
eskimo
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What skills do you have? How much money do you need to start again?
I typed "how do I get a job in Iraq?" into askjeeves.com and found this site in 1/3rd of a second.
http://www.gulfjobsites.com/jobs/Iraq/
If you can pass this test the benifits are great
give it a try! (http://www.army.com/enlist/asvab.html)
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Originally posted by Trell
I think the chances Of beheading are lower then the chances of crashing on the way tto iraq
Sounds about right
There must be well over 10,000 American workers there.
How many exactly have had their heads cut off?
I'm sure many have been injured but job related I would imagine.
I'm not scared of hard work or fighting for my life if need be and could use the time away anyway. Fishing for King crab sounds a lot worse than Iraq plus i can't swim. hehe.
looked for some links online and seems US Army Corps of Engineers is the place I should go to. There is one here in Chicago, (111 N. Canal) I'm going to take the drive and see what I can find out then head over to the beach for a swim in the shallows. I can swim about 50 yards before I sink. I know my limit without waves. hehehe
zx
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Originally posted by ZXMAW
... plus i can't swim. hehe .... ... then head over to the beach for a swim.
zx
Hmmm .... :p
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Originally posted by Gryffin
Hmmm .... :p
You forgot a very important part of that quote:
"...in the shallows. "
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
You forgot a very important part of that quote:
"...in the shallows. "
That wasn't there when I posted ;)
:lol
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Originally posted by ZXMAW
Jobs In Iraq, Where can I find one? hehe
Seriously, I'm wondering where i can find one.
I had a company, bills became overwelming after I got sued and I had to close the doors. Now I need to raise capitol to try it again.
I figure, I'm not married and have no kids and willing to take a chance at making some good tax free money overseas and come back home in a year or two for a fresh head start.
Any links you could send?
Odds are good I won't loose my head so i'll give it a shot
ZX
what professional skills do you have? also you dont need to go to iraq to make good tax free money.
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Ask Oz. He just switched jobs from crapwhackistan to Iraq, and he might have some info.
http://www.savagenet.com/expat/viewforum.php?f=1
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These guys http://www.encs.com were here in Ireland recently looking to hire sales agents to sell cars at a discount to US military personnel overseas in places like Iraq. Looking at the list of Mid East sales agents on the website there are a lot of Irish names there so it seems they managed to hire a few Paddies not scared to lose their head. I'd guess they might still be looking for a few more sales agents. Do you think you might make a good car salesman?
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There are always positions becoming available.
http://icasualties.org/oif/Civ.aspx
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is it me or does anyone else get the impression that Pongo does not want Iraq to be successful as a democratic country?
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He's helping ZXMAW make an informed decision.
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No, i think Pongo was very helpful. Look at all the job openings and companies that hired them.
I'm sorry for those lost souls and admire their courage. I believe many of them were there to try and make a difference.
ZX
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alaska has all the dangerous jobs. crab fishing, dog seld people, and bush pilots.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
is it me or does anyone else get the impression that Pongo does not want Iraq to be successful as a democratic country?
I can see why you would think that.
I posted a link to a job site that he asked for.
I posted a link to the army
I posted a link to the casualties that contractors have suffered.
So I can see why that means I dont want democracy in Iraq.
I know you do. You want to hand every person in Iraq a piece of paper for them to pick who thier leader will be.
The demograhics for Iraq look like this.
"Ethnic groups: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
Religions: Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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So. What did you think the result of Democrocy in Iraq would be Ripsnort? And will Fox News accept the results of democracy in Iraq?
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Originally posted by ZXMAW
No, i think Pongo was very helpful. Look at all the job openings and companies that hired them.
I'm sorry for those lost souls and admire their courage. I believe many of them were there to try and make a difference.
ZX
Why would you attribute some noble attibutes to their contracts other then your own?
"I figure, I'm not married and have no kids and willing to take a chance at making some good tax free money overseas and come back home in a year or two for a fresh head start.
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thats why they went too.
The money was too good to pass up.
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Originally posted by Pongo
I can see why you would think that.
I posted a link to a job site that he asked for.
I posted a link to the army
I posted a link to the casualties that contractors have suffered.
So I can see why that means I dont want democracy in Iraq.
Shacktacular.
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Originally posted by B17Skull12
alaska has all the dangerous jobs. crab fishing, dog seld people, and bush pilots.
And logging. My sister was a teacher in a logging camp of 600 people for several years. Every year one or sometimes many loggers would die.
The bush pilot thing has its risks as well, but nothing like logging and fishing.
eskimo
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Originally posted by Pongo
Why would you attribute some noble attibutes to their contracts other then your own?
"I figure, I'm not married and have no kids and willing to take a chance at making some good tax free money overseas and come back home in a year or two for a fresh head start.
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thats why they went too.
The money was too good to pass up.
youre wrong about the motivation. most of the guys working as shooters of one type or another are not in iraq because of the money. like i said its not hard to make almost as much money with much less risk and not work in iraq.
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Thats an interesting and fanciful reason why people would go to Iraq. I prefer to believe they are there for the same reasons that ZXMaw wants to be there and the same reason why Funky doesnt want to be there. Money.
Nice edit by the way. Added alot more authority to your opinion.
Service men..different story.
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Originally posted by Pongo
Thats an interesting and fanciful reason why people would go to Iraq. I prefer to believe they are there for the same reasons that ZXMaw wants to be there and the same reason why Funky doesnt want to be there. Money.
Nice edit by the way. Added alot more authority to your opinion.
Service men..different story.
i spoke hastily because the subject is personal to me. and youre right about the service men.
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Do they have a need for plant/heavy machinery operators I wonder?
32,single, debt free, nothing really tying me down here....could a bloke from Oz with no real skills bar knowing how to make a bulldozer, grader or scraper do it's thing actually help to make Iraq a better place somehow? I drive trucks too, but that looks like it might not be such a flash idea over there.
Or is it pretty much technical skills they want, like IT stuff, engineers, electricians etc?
I dont even know if i'm half serious about this, it is just something I have been curious about lately.
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Originally posted by Bluedog
Do they have a need for plant/heavy machinery operators I wonder?
32,single, debt free, nothing really tying me down here....could a bloke from Oz with no real skills bar knowing how to make a bulldozer, grader or scraper do it's thing actually help to make Iraq a better place somehow? I drive trucks too, but that looks like it might not be such a flash idea over there.
Or is it pretty much technical skills they want, like IT stuff, engineers, electricians etc?
I dont even know if i'm half serious about this, it is just something I have been curious about lately.
for us id check with army corps of engineers. they contracting work thru several private companies. eod and construction and such. i know of non us citizens working on us mil contracts thru private companies. most are uk or nz or australia. lots of building going on there. and good idea about no trucks. ninety percent of risk right now is on the roads. but area of iraq also matters. some areas been quiet for some time now.
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saw this coming. (http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL_elite_072104,00.html)