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Old January 24th, 2008, 10:22 AM   #1 (Link to post)
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I am a contractor in Iraq that does data analysis on Army Helicopters. Its not a bad job, it's just boring. Plan on being over here for around two years total. working on the 10th month now. The pay is good that is the only reason I stay!
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I am a contractor in Iraq that does data analysis on Army Helicopters. Its not a bad job, it's just boring. Plan on being over here for around two years total. working on the 10th month now. The pay is good that is the only reason I stay!



So you're in the Sand Box (Iraq)?!!

Thanks for serving; first as a soldier and now as a civy !!
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Old January 24th, 2008, 10:35 AM   #3 (Link to post)
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Yep, I did two tours when I was in the military and now I am doing it as a civy. The money was just too good to pass up. i will be 27 and own everything including my house when I come back at the end of the year.
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Live poor over there and save up as much as you can.
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Yep, I did two tours when I was in the military and now I am doing it as a civy. The money was just too good to pass up. i will be 27 and own everything including my house when I come back at the end of the year.

That sounds awesome. Is your wife stationed there also?
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Doesn't get much better than that. What kind of data are you studying, if your allowed to say?
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:thumbup: Thanks for the service.
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Sounds like a good plan in the end. :thumbsup:

So, now you are a Fobbit, like those guys you made fun of on your first 2 tours?

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That sounds awesome. Is your wife stationed there also?
Well she will be my ex wife as of FEB 22nd. She is in Afganistan.
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Doesn't get much better than that. What kind of data are you studying, if your allowed to say?
Any work that is done to the aircraft, I review it and correct all mistakes made by the soldiers. Then all my work is sent back to the states and they review it to figure out what co