KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq

Subject: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: GUEST,grumpyoleman
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 07:53 AM

Can anyone tell me the requirements for employment with kbr in a war zone? Or maybe a link to view all the eligibility requirements for prior military to do civilian work.

Non of them are listed on KBR's website.

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: Amos
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 09:00 AM

I suggest you contact their Human Resources department.


A

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: Peace
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 01:27 PM

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/view/

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: Ebbie
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 03:22 PM

gads. I watched only Chapter Two but that's enough.

By the way, Teribus on a different thread mentioned/charged that the Iraqis in Fallujah had burnt the contractors alive but this video makes clear that that is a canard.

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: GUEST,grumpyoleman
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 07:47 PM

Watched all the vids and read each page , a lot of good info to know but nothing on the eligbility to go. Called kbr and they won't even talk on the phone, said to apply (which I have done)but getting a return responce seems impossible. Thats why I want to know what kind of eligibility requirements there are, so I would know if I am wasting my time trying to get on with KBR. Thanks for the replies, I keep on searching.

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: Ebbie
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 07:52 PM

Keep looking. You could make a LOT of money and all those good things.

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 01 Oct 07 - 05:24 AM

We'll send flowers.

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: GUEST,Eligibility Requirements
Date: 01 Oct 07 - 09:13 PM

WORK ENVIRONMENT SCREENING QUESTIONS
KBR Government Operations Logistical Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP III) provides a diverse range of services to all branches of the United States military and other Department of Defense and government agencies. As "Force Multipliers," we perform the support tasks that allow troops and government clients to focus on their primary mission.

KBR is in the business of getting things done fast and efficiently—whether it's planning, design, management, engineering, construction, or operations, maintenance and logistics.

KBR believes that our employees are our most valuable assets, and that the success of the company is determined by the quality of its employees.

You must complete the entire questionnaire to be considered for employment. The questionnaire will take about 15 minutes to complete.

QUESTION 1:

Duration of Contract

This is a one year open ended contract which means that KBR may offer to extend or end the contract at any time. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF DURATION.
Do you accept this condition and wish to continue?

YES

NO



QUESTION 2:

Project Location

KBR LOGCAP III deploys contractors to the Middle East (Iraq, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and North Africa) so you need to be open/flexible and willing to work at any of these locations at any time during your contract. Refusing to move from one assignment location to another will be grounds for dismissal.
Do you accept this condition and wish to continue?

YES

NO




QUESTION 3:

Living and Working Conditions

You will be working and living on a Military style camp.
You will be confined to the base at all times.
You will be living in tent city….in an 8-10 man GP Medium tent. (like on the show MASH)
You will be issued a sleeping bag and cot.
Weather is EXTREME….During the summer time it can be as hot as 150 degrees and as low as 0 degrees and snow in the winter.
It is a VERY dusty and dirty environment, so expect be dirty a majority of the time.
Sand and dust storms are VERY common and you will get dust and sand in your eyes, mouth and nose. Expect to have a layer on your clothes, food and in your living quarters. There is no escaping the sand and dust!
Showers are cold; when you do get a shower….and sometimes you might take a shower by the same water bottle that you drink from.
You can expect to see a lot of mice, rats, snakes (cobras), scorpions, ticks, sand fleas, and camel spiders in the camp and living quarters.
The camps or bases can be potentially dangerous. (example: random gun fire, rocket propelled grenades, mortar rounds and land mines)
All positions are very hands on regardless of your position/title, and every employee must be able and prepared to do physical labor.
You will be provided with 3 meals per day. This may consist of hot meals and MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat).
Working schedule is 7 days a week….8-12 hours per day (possibly more depending on position).
If there is a Biological or Chemical attack and you are a casualty your body will be CREMATED and sent home.
Do you accept these conditions and wish to continue?

YES

NO




QUESTION 4:

Background Check and Drug Test

KBR will conduct a 7 year criminal background check.
If you were convicted of a felony; served probation/jail time, have pending criminal court dates and/or warrants in the last 7 years you will be ineligible for employment.
Misdemeanor conviction of Moral turpitude will also exclude you from employment.
KBR will conduct a comprehensive drug screening.
Do you accept these conditions and wish to continue?

YES

NO




QUESTION 5:

Processing in Houston
Processing takes 10-21 DAYS and you will not be paid. You must be prepared to go 4-6 weeks without a pay check.
You will start getting paid once you board the flight to the Middle East. Pay day is the last Saturday of each month.
You must have a passport. If you don't have a passport, you need to bring a certified birth certificate issued by the vital records office and with the raised seal or a water mark. If you don't have the proper birth certificate, please obtain one from your vital records office/court house OR you may go to www.vitalchek.com or call 1-800-255-2414 and order one. YOU WILL BE SENT HOME IF YOU FAIL TO BRING THE RIGHT BIRTH CERTIFICATE (can reapply in 6 months).
The U.S. Passport Agency will not issue a passport if you owe back taxes or in arrears for child support.
You must bring your un-laminated Social Security Card.
Do you accept these conditions and wish to continue?

YES

NO




QUESTION 6:

KBR policy requires that all persons working or living in an expatriate capacity in regions with limited medical resources on behalf of KBR shall be examined periodically and classified as medically fit to work.

The work sites in the Middle East exist in remote and potentially hostile environments and are isolated from qualified medical assistance. Poor accessibility and communications may cause long delays in evacuation, and convert a minor medical problem into a major emergency. Evacuation and/or repatriation of a sick employee may take considerable time and may be a hazardous operation itself.

KBR will be conducting a thorough pre-employment screening/physical. Our medical staff will conduct an extensive medical screening which includes blood work, EKG, chest x-ray, pulmonary function test, audiogram and medical exam and vaccinations.


POTENTIAL MEDICAL DISQUALIFIERS

Due to the inherent danger in the Middle East the following potential medical disqualifiers should be recognized and understood..
Coronary artery disease with angina, or a history of congestive heart failure or cardiomyopathy.
Individuals on prescription anticoagulants.
Anyone with seizures within the last five years unless they were secondary to a known stimulus which has subsequently been removed.
Anyone currently taking psychiatric medications.
A history of excessive migraine headaches
A history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of acute episodes or requiring maintenance medications.
A history of asthma with a history of acute asthmatic attacks or requiring maintenance medications.
Active cancer or requiring ongoing cancer therapy
Active hepatitis
Insulin dependent diabetics
Diabetics requiring oral medications
Diet controlled diabetics whose blood sugar is elevated outside the normal range.
Untreated / Uncontrolled hypertension
Individuals with hypertension under treatment whose blood pressure exceeds 160/90.
Individuals with a history of coronary artery disease treated by stents, angioplasty or coronary artery bypass.
Cardiac arrhythmias under treatment
Applicants with poor oral hygiene or existing dental or periodontal conditions.
Obesity
Vision impairments that are not correctable to 20/40 with corrective lenses.
Hearing loss in the hearing ranges of testing.
Individuals with a past history of psychiatric medical conditions.
Skin conditions such as Psoriasis and Eczema that will prevent smallpox vaccination.
Do you accept these conditions and wish to continue?

YES

NO




QUESTION 7:

In all cases, an individualized assessment will be performed concerning the individual's eligibility for deployment, including but not limited to analysis of the following factors:


the severity of the medical condition
whether the condition will affect the individual's ability to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
whether providing a requested accommodation to enable the individual to perform his/her job functions would create an undue hardship
whether current medical facilities and staff can support the condition
whether any required medications are available and/or can be stored under the conditions in the theater of operations
whether any dietary restrictions can be adhered to in the circumstances and conditions present in the theater of operations and whether the consequences of failure to adhere to dietary guidelines will endanger the individual or others
whether the climate conditions in the theater of operations can reasonably be anticipated to exacerbate, aggravate, or worsen the condition
whether the condition, if it worsens, will allow adequate time for replacement and/or evacuation without endangering the individual or others
whether obtaining medical care for the condition outside of current medical facilities and staff is possible
whether obtaining medical care outside of current medical facilities and staff would present an undue hardship, financially or otherwise
whether the condition will pose a threat of harm to the individual or others in the circumstances present or reasonably anticipated in the theater of operations
whether combat or other war-time conditions may create a risk that the condition may be left untreated
an analysis of the consequences to the individual and/or others who work around him/her if treatment for the condition or medication is not available
Do you accept these conditions and wish to continue?

YES

NO

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 Oct 07 - 02:33 AM

Sounds like good old-fashioned fun.

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: Barry Finn
Date: 02 Oct 07 - 03:45 AM

Join one of the US armed force branches 1st the sign on for the special forces within that branch, serve your time then get out. They will find you & recuit you at that point. That's how they recuited my brother (Navy Seal) for their involvenment in Nicaragua.
That way you can be assured the medical coverage when you'll need it at the VA, ourwise you may be left out in the cold.

You to can become a mercenary, althought the life you have to live with after may not turn out to have been worth it.

Mercenary: 1. A soldier working only out of a desire for money. 2. Hired for service in a foreign army. 3. A soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

This def needs to be updated to include todays domestic hired armies which will be tomorrows future private government sponstered armies doing business in foreign lands & doing the bidding of 'for profit corporations' with the blessings of homeland national governements. Will this lead to a future of international corporate armies, or governements that can afford to have their own private armies under corpate umbrellas to supplement their federal forces to do what legally their regular armies can't by international law. An expensive way to circumvent liability, responsibility, international & national laws, domestic disapproval but cheaper in the long run. We taxpayers can foot the bill for their training in the regular armies only to have the specially trained leave for there higher paying counterparts, how's that gonna pay/play out in the future. I think that we've already started to open Pandora's box & we will not be able to close the floodgate if we allow this to go any farther without at the very least putting a lease to these WarDogs.

My thoughts on a mercenary, when you come home you should avoid contact with society & hide from the sight of other humans, you're the lowest form of life, you have choosen to put the value of humans below the value of a dollar, below the the life of a rat which contrubites nothing to nature, you are worst than the rat because you not only contrubite nothing you have brought disease back with you, every one that you loved or loved you will sicken from being near you, you deprive nature of the life that she gave, you leave destruction in your passing & you will in turn rot from the inside with a sink that you will never be able to escape even if others can't smell it & it will last untill you're covered in the dirt that you don't deserve to pollute. This is what becomes of the mercenary once they have killed for money PTS will be the least of your problems & no VA will find a cure for you. You might as well die now & do us all & yourself a favor before wasting your percious time signing up.

Barry

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 02 Oct 07 - 07:09 AM

Actually I came across a question on Yahoo Answers, to which one of the replies basically said that the reason for the mercenaries is that "their money comes out of the Diplomatic Budget, not the Military Budget", and that this way the costs are sneaked past Congress Review.

Also this waffles the US public, who cannot do simple maths! :-)

Makes sense to me!

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: GUEST,maggieNC
Date: 13 Jan 08 - 12:12 AM

...so grumpy...what ever happened with you and KBR?

Subject: RE: KBR Eligibility Requirements for Iraq
From: GUEST,odamad
Date: 20 Aug 08 - 12:54 AM

what type of drug test does kbr do urine or hair folicle