would you go to iraq?, mainly for those of yall who are/were in the service and are married o Options

[celicak]

ok so i'm sure alot of you have heard that the government is pulling out alot of non essential troops and sending in government contractors. they're paying about $100k non taxable for a year. now if you had the option to do this would you take it? if so are you married, single, prior service?

[devilsden97]

100k...non taxed.....hmmm

not if i was married
not if i had a gf

maybe if i was single


its a big risk/gamble

how long would u be staying there for?

[lagos]

100 grand isint worth my life.... so i would say no .

[snapshotgt]

No.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

my sisters finance` is going in a few months

[playr158]

i could use a 100k sure why not not like the US is doin any better

not sure if i'm single or not?!
my dad was special forces? but never have i


This post has been edited by playr158: Jun 21, 2006 - 1:25 PM

[Rayme]

A full year in Iraq? no way

[devilsden97]

nm

This post has been edited by devilsden97: Jun 21, 2006 - 1:31 PM

[saleeka]

My friend Kristen just left about 2 weeks ago for Iraq for a year, and she told me about what she expects to get... its not 100 grand

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Nope. My parents wouldnt allow me or my brother to go there.

Its not worth the money to go there. I would like to travel to the middle east though like Lebanon or somewhere rather safe. Im intrigued by that area

[Akimbo]

Nope.

[celicak]

ok just to clarify. it's on a military base and you don't leave basically you sit there out of harms way and collect a paycheck. every three months you get 10 days off and an extra $1k dollars for a plane ticket to wherever you want to go. and yes most people don't get a full $100k but with the job that i'd be doing i'd "work overtime" which would equate to between $100k and $130k. i just don't know it's a good opprotunity and i'm not worried about the danger i mean this is what i've been trained for. the only problem i have is leaving my wife for a year. then again i would be able to see her every 3 months and i have the option to leave whenever i want to. hm...it would create a good base as far as my retirement goes not to mention what i could do to my car with a fraction of that money. i dunno what do yall think?

[saleeka]

All i'm going to say is this- If it wasnt a risky job to take up, they wouldent be paying you that kind of money. Most jobs that require a college degree don't come close to paying that kind of money anytime soon out of school...

[celicak]

that's true. but all i'm going to say is the government is probably compensating for, and i mean no disrespect by this, people like yourself not wanting to do it so they have to pay some good money to convince people to do it. don't get me wrong if i was 100% going to do it i wouldn't be asking yall's opinion i just dunno. another thing is i don't know that i want to do it because if i go over there for a year and make $100k it would be hard to come back here and get another job makeing WAY less while i go to school. i just think it may be too good of an oprotunity to pass up.

[LewFX]

if i didnt have a gf, i would go

[CelicaBuddy]

My best friend left for basic training in the army yesterday... after basic, she goes into AIT (advance individual training) to become a medic... she has a high chance of getting sent to Iraq

Also... My bf has been wanting to do military for the longest time, but he's been holding back because of me... I feel kinda bad, but at the same time I dont want anything to happen to him



This post has been edited by CelicaBuddy: Jun 21, 2006 - 8:12 PM

[snapshotgt]

Since you have a wife, don't do it. She is more important than 100k.

~snap

[bloodrain]

well I dont have much here, so I would go.

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

too young to go.

however if it was 100k for 6 months... lol now they talking.

damn lol get them counter strike skillz out on the field lol

"dammit they awped me again!"

This post has been edited by XS4lv1Truch0x: Jun 21, 2006 - 9:28 PM

[Mynzeyes]

ok just to clarify. it's on a military base and you don't leave basically you sit there out of harms way and collect a paycheck. every three months you get 10 days off and an extra $1k dollars for a plane ticket to wherever you want to go. and yes most people don't get a full $100k but with the job that i'd be doing i'd "work overtime" which would equate to between $100k and $130k. i just don't know it's a good opprotunity and i'm not worried about the danger i mean this is what i've been trained for. the only problem i have is leaving my wife for a year. then again i would be able to see her every 3 months and i have the option to leave whenever i want to. hm...it would create a good base as far as my retirement goes not to mention what i could do to my car with a fraction of that money. i dunno what do yall think?

that's true. but all i'm going to say is the government is probably compensating for, and i mean no disrespect by this, people like yourself not wanting to do it so they have to pay some good money to convince people to do it. don't get me wrong if i was 100% going to do it i wouldn't be asking yall's opinion i just dunno. another thing is i don't know that i want to do it because if i go over there for a year and make $100k it would be hard to come back here and get another job makeing WAY less while i go to school. i just think it may be too good of an oprotunity to pass up.

I'd go. You are trained for this. You will be on a military base. And you get 10 days off every 3 months. 100-130k a year. Sure, a wife is more important than that, but just think of what you could to for her, or could do together, with that extra money coming in. Especially if you have the option to leave at any time. It'd be hard to leave her, but it's what you're trained for. Everyone else on here is talking from a point of view of not having ever served, so they only know how dangerous it is based on the news. But most people don't know that there are safe places to go in Iraq and Iran. You just don't hear about them. I'd go for it, personally.

-John-