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Originally Posted by fast forward
I know I saw on my paper work or the KBR benifits site and my recruiter about the 1/2 the salary for life thing once I find it I will cut and paste it here or let you know one way or the other just tryin to locate it
if you guys could help with some insight on what to expect in Houston I would appreciate it greatly. And some info on the being able to fly home for time off , What airline is available out of Iraq or are we able to fly military? Cell phone service on TV you see all these guys talkin on cell phones and people I have talked to over here that have someone over there say they talked on the cell phone all the time any info on that would be helpful too.
I"m lookin forward to all this and trying to make sure I have enough stuff packed and what I might need that I haven't thought of that is not on the packing list from KBR
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I'd like to see that deal on the 1/2 of salery to the wife !!! I'd be sure n send it to my new bride !!! Everything is provided TV -- Cable -- ect ect . The cell phones are all local Iraqi like I said . bring enough clothes for a week not counting what your wearing . Bring special bath items that you need . Basic bath n personal items are available in the PX but it's all no frills stuff and more expensive than at home . Bring several phone cards like the WallMart ones for 1000 min .
Makeing a call over here out of the MWR is just like makeing a long dist call at home in the States. The food is pretty decent . But they don't have much of any kind of medicine cold allergy headache ect ect ect so if you use that stuff bring it !!! KBR arranges all the airline tickets for you comeing over n also going home for vacations. I have been doing my own for about 3 years now n it saves me money. They give you 850$ for the round trip ticket home n back for 2 of the 3 RNRs but the 3d one they pay the whole fair just like you first flight over here. If I can buy a ticket home for 1100$ and their ticket is 1500$ then I've just saved myself 400$ because they only give us the 850 if they buy it or if I buy it ??? The end of year one or 3d one I usually just let them do it because they pay for the whole thing anyway..
You should get the rest of your family a passport and use this time over here to bring them over n do some really neat vacations on this side of the world !!! I've had some fantastic vacations over here going to Thailand n Mainland China the Phillipines ect ect !!! My new wife is a Chinese Nat'l born n raised in Shanghai China !!! Now she is in Champaign ILL at home !!! Houston will be Houston . I just talked to another guy that had only been here about 36 hours n he spent allmost a month in Houston before they flew him out ????
