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My brother quite enjoyed it out there, but he did have a lot of weapons at his disposal...
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This thread reminds of the TripAdvisor Yemen tourist forum, in which people were trying to travel during the height of the war.
Yemen Forum, Travel Discussion for Yemen - TripAdvisor
The classics are the pregnant German woman who wishes to travel to see her long gone Yemeni partner, the dad. Thankfully she didn't fly in the end.
Don't go to Afghanistan. You'll be stuck within a NATO compound. Most expat assignments for non-army personnel fail and for good reason. If you have dependents absolutely do not go.
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Originally posted by cojak View PostReally?
The Famous Shoe Company turned you down at interview then?
I call you out as a liar.
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Originally posted by Big Blue Plymouth View PostBeen approached about a dev role in Afghanistan with NATO.
Role is based at Bagram Air Base and you work on a 6 week on / 6 week off basis.
Anyone else worked out of there or looked into it? I'm quite tempted but I suspect that the entirety of the contract is going to be spent on the air base with little or no scope for getting out and experiencing the local culture.
The woman from the French agency did try and paint a rosier picture but I once you're out there it's probably going to be too late to change your mind.
The Famous Shoe Company turned you down at interview then?
I call you out as a liar.
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Originally posted by cosmic View PostFfs he said time off is paid. So 6 weeks you get paid to sit at home. Yeah I can see why because it's not easy work stuck in a camp for 6 weeks with the threat of Taliban and elections, what a great mix! Hence the 650 rate and 6 weeks off pro rata.
Originally posted by Paddy View PostGood nightlife and plenty of drink, you can get stonedfor next to nothingto death
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I know someone who did a contract in Afghanistan. He said it was an eye opener but stuck on the base generally. It was purely for the money though - don't have any expectations on travelling about - it comes down to if the money is good relative to what else is on offer and leaving family.
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Originally posted by cosmic View PostFfs he said time off is paid. So 6 weeks you get paid to sit at home. Yeah I can see why because it's not easy work stuck in a camp for 6 weeks with the threat of Taliban and elections, what a great mix! Hence the 650 rate and 6 weeks off pro rata.
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Originally posted by Big Blue Plymouth View PostBeen approached about a dev role in Afghanistan with NATO.
Role is based at Bagram Air Base and you work on a 6 week on / 6 week off basis.
Anyone else worked out of there or looked into it? I'm quite tempted but I suspect that the entirety of the contract is going to be spent on the air base with little or no scope for getting out and experiencing the local culture.
The woman from the French agency did try and paint a rosier picture but I once you're out there it's probably going to be too late to change your mind.
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Originally posted by Big Blue Plymouth View PostSo it's 600 Euro pd and you don't get time off paid.
Accommodation is provided but it's probably hot bunking with big Cletus from the US Marine Corps.
And you only get 1 return flight per year. HTF are you supposed to source your own flights when no major carriers fly there. Multiple hops via Damascus and Mogadishu?
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I was asked to go and work at Peshawar Airforce base in Pakistan for a few weeks which is pretty much on the border with Afghanistan. This was just as the Taliban were kicking off and having looked into it, decided that it really didn't look much fun so turned it down (well resigned from the contract actually as this would have been one of my site visits) although I have worked in various other 'dodgy' places since then (Swindon, Slough and Washington DC)
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Originally posted by Big Blue Plymouth View PostSo it's 600 Euro pd and you don't get time off paid.
Accommodation is provided but it's probably hot bunking with big Cletus from the US Marine Corps.
And you only get 1 return flight per year. HTF are you supposed to source your own flights when no major carriers fly there. Multiple hops via Damascus and Mogadishu?
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Originally posted by Big Blue Plymouth View PostBeen approached about a dev role in Afghanistan with NATO.
Role is based at Bagram Air Base and you work on a 6 week on / 6 week off basis.
Anyone else worked out of there or looked into it? I'm quite tempted but I suspect that the entirety of the contract is going to be spent on the air base with little or no scope for getting out and experiencing the local culture.
The woman from the French agency did try and paint a rosier picture but I once you're out there it's probably going to be too late to change your mind.
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Originally posted by Big Blue Plymouth View PostBeen approached about a dev role in Afghanistan with NATO.
Role is based at Bagram Air Base and you work on a 6 week on / 6 week off basis.
Anyone else worked out of there or looked into it? I'm quite tempted but I suspect that the entirety of the contract is going to be spent on the air base with little or no scope for getting out and experiencing the local culture.
The woman from the French agency did try and paint a rosier picture but I once you're out there it's probably going to be too late to change your mind.
I was once contacted by an agent I knew fairly well about a year long contract in Kazakhstan. Whilst the role was fairly interesting and rate was pretty good, the potential safety risks as well as tedium of working somewhere like that put me off. When I told her I couldn't possibly work there, she gave a big laugh and replied "everyone says that!"
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