time frame

[mikewasko]

Hi. Does anyone know what the time frame is from the time you apply for KBR (Iraq) to when they actually call you? I have been applying for months now and still have not received a phone call from KBR.

[MommaKay]

Don't worry. If they accept you, there'll be Blackwater mercenaries at your house in the wee hours to take you away.

[golfhobo]

Hi. Does anyone know what the time frame is from the time you apply for KBR (Iraq) to when they actually call you? I have been applying for months now and still have not received a phone call from KBR.

Blame the success of "the Surge!" :wink:

The "time frame" is based on how quickly the insurgents can kill off the current drivers! :shock:

Be patient. Your time will come!...... in more ways than one. :wink:

[mikewasko]

I was actually seeking advice regarding the time frame, not opinions about what I am trying to do. Otherwise, I would have simply said, "Hey, I am applying to drive a truck in Iraq for KBR...who has an opinion."

[MommaKay]

I was actually seeking advice regarding the time frame, not opinions about what I am trying to do. Otherwise, I would have simply said, "Hey, I am applying to drive a truck in Iraq for KBR...who has an opinion."

Sure, but offering opinions is ever so much more fun.

[golfhobo]

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[golfhobo]

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[Jumbo]

Did you ever think they just don't want you?

[mikewasko]

about lightening up. I am sorry for coming across poorly. My husband has been driving OTR for almost 10 years, has made this crazy decision to go to Iraq once his friends went and came back. He is looking at this as an opportunity to get out of debt, serve his country, and do something different. I am not a fan of the idea, but am trying to be supportive of this. Since he's never home, he is relying on me to do the computer follow up. I was hoping to find some people here who have applied or actually done this for a year that can give me some hope. I can't imagine that they don't want him because he's quite experienced and is currently hauling military freight.

HEre is what I am actually hoping for. I wish they would go ahead and call him, give him the facts, and just maybe he will be discouraged enough to just stay at his current job, or if he's not liking it there, find one in the US that offers more of what he feels he deserves.

The job he has now is something that he enjoys very much. He's hauling military freight all over the country, and it's right up his alley. However, he is considered an independent contractor, but doesn't own the truck or pay for any fuel or maintenance, so we have nothing except per diem to write off. We're trying to buy a house, and this situation is really hurting us. The taxes he now pays with the self-employment tax are outrageous. Needless to say, there are also no benefits at all. Anyway.. this is the real problem, and he's looking to get into something where he can still work in the same manner, but increase his income and have benefits. We have tried TSMT...(i think they're in MO), but they are just hiring teams. Just at the end of the rope here...impatient and desperate for something to change. Sorry for acting like a jerk. I've just been hearing so much from my family...constantly....about him trying for this job that it's begun to really become hurtful.

Jenny Wasko

[Jumbo]

So what you are saying is he is a lease operator who thought that by doing that he was going to make alot of money and now that isn't panning out so he wants to go drive truck in a foreign land where there are people who want to KILL him? YOU should sit him down and talk this out before he makes a choice that change BOTH of your lives.

[mikewasko]

I am going to sit down with him when he gets home. I have some videos of what really takes place over there to show him so he is aware of exactly what he would be getting into.

Also...the company he's with now is not a lease operator. It's exactly like a company driver except no benefits and he has to pay his own taxes and the self employment tax. It really is a drag. Our accountant said that she's never seen someone treated like an o/o that is clearly not. The reason he stays is because he enjoys what he's hauling a lot.

[Sealord]

Maybe instead of waiting to hear something from KBR, he should talk with an employment attorney to find out if who he's working for is screwing him. It's been known to happen. A company tells an employee they're an IC when in reality, the employee is a "company driver".
BTW, just because the full FICA and Medicare tax doesn't show on an employee's pay statement, doesn't mean the employee isn't paying the tax. BOL

[trans3]

He should wait until Sept. There is a contractor change coming at the end of Aug. There will be 3 companies here then, and one may pay better than the other. Those videos on youtube or where ever you are getting them are old. There isn't that much action towards the convoys here. Mostly aimed at the camps. I have been here 3.5 years, and just came back after being home a few months.

[mikewasko]

You're there right now? Wow! It must not be all that bad if you've been there that long! Thanks for the information! If you get any information about the new companies in Sept. please let me know if you will. Thanks so much and take care!