to go or not to go

[jk the sooner fan]

just got a job offer to be an interrogator in iraq for more than twice what i make now

of course mrs jk doesnt like the idea......

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

I ain't trying to see you on the news sitting in front of your captors.

I vote hell nay.

[Pieces Hit]

You can't make me tell you.

[jk the sooner fan]

yeah i sorta like how my neck attaches to my shoulders.....

[Harry Beanbag]

Sounds like a pretty easy decision to me.

[Mjcpr]

You assbags sent DC over there for less scratch than that!!

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Yea, but did DC have a choice?

[Mjcpr]

Yea, but did DC have a choice?

Yeah....I thought it was the same situation, an offer he couldn't refuse.

:confused:

[jk the sooner fan]

he had a choice....

[colleyvillesooner]

I say no...Stanley and I need someone to make us look bad in golf! ;)

[1stTimeCaller]

can I still go over and swim at your house if you are in Iraq? ;)

[jk the sooner fan]

do you pee in the pool too?

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Hell no, JK won't go!

You can't take that money with you

[1stTimeCaller]

The guy I work with that previously was in Tikrit just got a call from Halliburton and they are offering him $250,000/year plus an extra 65% on top of his salary while he's in Tikrit to go back. He said that the few pieces of an Iraqi police bus he has in his leg and the few pieces of mortar shrapnel in his back aren't worth the 250k - 415k. If I wouldn't have just started this job I'd do it, probably. If I survived I'd have enough to buy a bar on campus corner and if I died I'd never have to work again but my dog would miss me.

[colleyvillesooner]

The guy I work with that previously was in Tikrit just got a call from Halliburton and they are offering him $250,000/year plus an extra 65% on top of his salary while he's in Tikrit to go back. He said that the few pieces of an Iraqi police bus he has in his leg and the few pieces of mortar shrapnel in his back aren't worth the 250k - 415k. If I wouldn't have just started this job I'd do it, probably. If I survived I'd have enough to buy a bar on campus corner and if I died I'd never have to work again but my dog would miss me.

What about your pink hat?

[jk the sooner fan]

if i were single, i'd go

if i go, i'll be single.....

[KABOOKIE]

The money is never worth the time away from family.

[King Crimson]

how long would you have to be there?

[jk the sooner fan]

one year

[yermom]

The money is never worth the time away from football.

yeah, we'd miss you in Section 16 :D

[jk the sooner fan]

dude, i have no idea what section i'll find two tix in this year, but i liked those seats

[yermom]

ahh, didn't realize those weren't your regular seats, we've only been there 2 years now

[Okla-homey]

just got a job offer to be an interrogator in iraq for more than twice what i make now

of course mrs jk doesnt like the idea......

Important questions:

How long is the gig?

How often would you get to come home?

Under military or "other" supervision?

How much of your income would be tax-free?

What survivor benefits are available to your family if you get greased.

Where, and under what conditions would you be billeted?

Would go have to travel around via surface transportation or would you live and work within a fortified compound?

Would you actually be in Iraq, or in an adjacent country?

[Hatfield]

i would do it, but that is just me. 1 year is a long time but that is a lot of scratch to provide for your family.

[jk the sooner fan]

alot of the same questions i had........."greased", heh

my main question was how much travel in and around iraq is required....i'm waiting on an answer back from the guy

[picasso]

I've got an artist buddy who was working as a contractor last year when that bomber hit the US mess tent. he was there on that particular base.
he came home for a bit but is back over there now. he says its a lot better than a year ago.

[jk the sooner fan]

i would do it, but that is just me. 1 year is a long time but that is a lot of scratch to provide for your family.

you just want me gone because i'm conservative, no worries, i dont vote in oklahoma ;)

[Hatfield]

not at all...put me in touch with the guy if you don't want to go....since you hate your country and stuff. ;)

[jk the sooner fan]

not at all...put me in touch with the guy if you don't want to go....since you hate your country and stuff. ;)

i know for a fact you arent qualified! :)

[TexasLidig8r]

What an incredible coincidence!!!! :eek:

I got a call early this afternoon from a lady. She said her husband was contemplating a job offer... IN IRAQ !

She wanted to know if he accepts the job, how much of his expected pay I could obtain pre-emptively to pay for temporary alimony and child support.

Then, she asked if he does go, could she then empty out the savings accounts before he goes.

[RacerX]

No.

[Howzit]

How much of your income would be tax-free?


I think the first $85k is not taxed if you are there for appx 335-340 days of the 365. I'm not sure on the exact number of days.

[Stanley1]

I say no...Stanley and I need someone to make us look bad in golf! ;)

F that. If he goes, I've got a 50/50 shot at the SO Dallas Golf Championship this year. :D

[mdklatt]

Would you be close to DC Sooner?


During a time of war, they were reunited in a foreign land...Brokeback Desert

[Stanley1]

Would you be close to DC Sooner?


During a time of war, they were reunited in a foreign land...Brokeback Desert

:D

[sanantoniosooner]

just got a job offer to be an interrogator in iraq for more than twice what i make now

of course mrs jk doesnt like the idea......
The cost of burial is low there.

BWT, with a cartoon for an avatar you'd be a sitting duck.

[Jerk]

Numba.one thing that would keep me from driving a truck over there:

http://www.globaltrades.com/posters/rpg7_lg.jpg

I might do it if I could retire upon return, or at least buy a massive house, but I don't think my wife would go for it. In fact, she just said no.