private military contractors part 2

just got an email from dyncorp i think im going to take it if they dont fill it i would have to leave the 20th of this month for a year here is what they sent me just wondering on your thoughts.

Title: Security Guard

Your role: To provide armed security for the US Army Central Command
(ARCENT). Guarding pre-position war material for ARCENT, USCENTCOM,
SOCCENT, and ISG. Duties include gate entry, roving patrols, perimeter and
towers. US Guards will be armed with a M16 riffle and a 9mm pistol.

Location: Middle East-country of Qatar, city: Doha.
(Welcome To Qatar-Info website)

Term: Must be able to begin by 20 April 2008. Contract concludes 31
March 2009. (w/option to renew)

Work Week: 9 hours a day, 6 days a week

Here is an assignment overview:

· Annual Basic Salary: US $31,686.42 - payable every two
weeks @ $1,218.70.

· Subsistence Allowance: US $25.00 per day - payable every
two weeks

· Post Differential Pay: 10% of Annual Basic Salary (US$
3168.64) per year- payable every two weeks @ $121.87 as earned (OCONUS)

· Vacation Allowance (Air Ticket fare): US $1500.00

· End of Service Gratuity: US $3900.00

· Housing: DI will provide you with a fully furnished
bachelor accommodation on a shared basis free of charge

· Transportation: DI will provide your transportation to and
from the work site on a shared basis free of charge

· Vacation: 21 days per year (Upon contract Completion)

· Sick Leave: 14 days per year (Medical Certificate is a
must)

· Mobilization Ticket: DI will furnish you with a one way
ticket from your Home of Record to Doha Qatar

· Demobilization Ticket: DI will furnish you with a one-way
ticket from Doha Qatar to your Home of Record (Upon contract
Completion)

Here is a breakout:

Base Salary
$31,686.42

Vacation allowance
(Air Ticket far)
$1500.00

Completion Bonus
$3,900.00

Overseas
$3,168.64

Total*
$40,255.06

Plus $25.00 per day Subsistence Allowance

*Total for 12 full months *

[Kebemt]

Good luck with that pal... Did you get that foot issue fixed?

[Movementarian]

That isn't a very good salary for PMCs in the Middle East.

its better than what us is getting paid no my foot has permanent nerve damage so it cant be fixed, but i dont think pmcs have to pass a pt test from wht ive read most are high paid security guards, dyncorp is the last merc outfit, dont really care about the pay though looks like i might finally get my tour.

[Kebemt]

dude if you dont care about the pay then why do it? just to say you did? thats silly reason to risk your life....

because i want to go over there hopefully if i make it through i will never want to do it again( i do care somewhat about the money its alot more than what i make here) i have a few friends shipping over seas to i just want to do something while im young its gotta be better then the whole peacekeeping thing.

[Movementarian]

Originally Posted by jblevins

its better than what us is getting paid no my foot has permanent nerve damage so it cant be fixed, but i dont think pmcs have to pass a pt test from wht ive read most are high paid security guards, dyncorp is the last merc outfit, dont really care about the pay though looks like i might finally get my tour.

Actually, many PMCs have PT tests mandated by their contracting agency. For instance, the guards working in Bosnia must pass the PT test outlined in AR 190-56, The Army Civilian Police and Security Guard Program. If I am not mistaken it is 20 push-ups, 20 sit-ups, and a 1 mile run in 10 minutes. In fact, I think that is true of any PMC contracted through the US Army.

i could prob pass the pt if i dont have to run everyday thats what kept breaking it in the army and from what ive read the second time it was hurting it was a stressfracture i have read stress fractures have a hard time healing and theres a big chance it could happen again it only happened twice when i had to run they might have the position filled theres guys who jump on this, ive never left the county before not sure if they provide any training would i have to get it before or when i ge there not sure what to do about my bills maybe i can auto pay the 20th is so sudden wouldn give alot of time which sucks because a guy at work is friends with the sheriff in the county i just applied for he is going to go ask him why i havent heard anything, im waitng to hear from him which means i probably will not get to do this timing is always at a badtime for me, does getting hired at a sheriffs office a long process before you hear from them?

[Movementarian]

Originally Posted by jblevins

does getting hired at a sheriffs office a long process before you hear from them?

Dude, a suggestion: Paragraphs. It makes it easier on the eyes.

To answer your question. It depends on a lot of factors. Sometimes a department will accept application over a long period of time. During that phase the applicants will not be contacted. They may also disqualify some of the applicants based on their application and many times the applicant isn't notified.

You best bet it to call the Sheriff's Office that you applied to and ask their recruiter or HRM.

yeah i'll do that tommorrow, i thought about blackwater but there on the other side of the state plus an 8 week course and you have to pay them 20000 to join, my cuz said after he got out of the army in the 80s he went to mercenary school i told him they have long since been outlawed, then he told me to try the french foreign legion dont even know how i would get over there plus they are very hard to get into and 18 weeks of training my foot would never make it, maybe i will try the 3 years of law enforcement then try to join the peacekeepers i would like to earn my blue beret dont know what there training is.