Nursing in Afghanistan, Iraq etc

[deannicholas]

A P.A. friend of mine was talking to a nurse that he works with at the E.D. that said he took a 9 month nursing contract in Afghanistan that paid 180k tax free. Anyone know where these jobs can be found online? Is this working for the govt. or private industries? I need to ask my friend to ask his friend, but haven't seen him in a while :) Thanks

[Fiona59]

I guess my husband works with a different breed of military. I don't know but they all treat him really really good.

And "you're military" is not correct. Like I've already said my husband is not military and neither am I.

Sorry use of you're instead of YOUR.

But remember the US gave the world Blackwater and Halliburton.

Most of the coalition forces don't have a lot of time for any contractors. I have friends in the Cdn., UK, Australian military and hang with a few Marine wives. So I guess your husband is in a really unique spot.

[qtnursestudent]

All I wanted to convey was the issue about paying taxes or not paying taxes.

I'm sorry if some of the other countries do not like their contractors. My husband is working down in the trenches with Americans and Italians and he's loving it. I think most of his good experiences have to do with the type of man my husband is. I do hope that it has something to do with the type of people he's around also. Again, he has had absolutely NO problems out of anyone he's come in contact with. I know there are plenty of people that understand the importance of the government contractors and appreciate what they are doing. Luckily (and by the grace of God) he has had wonderful experiences and has had no problems. They love him and admire him as if one of their own.

I pray that everyone can be as accepted and appreciated as he has been. Again, all I can give is my knowledge on the US tax situation as I know it and I can pass on what my husband's wonderful experiences have been as a government contractor.

(And, when I first read the statement "you're military" I just wanted to clarify that we are NOT military. After rereading it, I see it was just incorrect grammar. Sorry.)

[aflack41]

Hello, I was curious as to the name of the contractor your husband worked for. Would they hire an LPN and how much experience do you need? I know someone who said the nurses make about 180,000 out there and 97,000 is tax free. He has been there under a different position and he said he thinks the people out there were paramedics, not nurses, there were some nurses, and he said they would get paid higher of course, what do you think?

[annie_bee135]

there are jobs in Afghanistan but they are hard to find and are offen on obsure web sites, i worked in Afghanistan as a nurse but also as a medic (not a paramedic) money there is not as good as it used to be due to the number of nurses wanting to go there. alot of the work is primary health ( coughs, colds and sore holes) and as a woman you are working in a mans world, its not always easy. but if you trat all the guys like they are married there are no problems. main issues are getting supplys for ur clinic, dust, gastro, heat, and more dust and the usual war stuff like rockets and bullets etc. but it has rewards not just the money but the diversity of people you meet and the skills that you learn. and yes id go back again even though the $$$ is lots less than it was

[coronel_kat]

Hi annie_bee.

I came across this convo here and you reply is the most recent one so just trying my luck. Im greatly interested in working there as a fulltime Nurse. I dont know where to start off in finding the ones recruiting the Nurses. It will be really appreciated if you would give me some pointers, ideas or instruction on how I can start off. Im very much willing to be relocated, trained and the likes for many reasons apart from the income and I agree on what you said, the diversity and most importantly, lifelong lessons youll learn. Hoping for your feedback.

[MBRN74]

HI Coronel Kat,

Please let me know what info you have found out as well. The closest thing i came to was a company who hires for saudi and quatar. But I'm interested in the Afgh and the Iraq region as well. Whatever you find is much appreciated. I look forward to hearing back from you. Thanks so much.

[Jeffreydean77]

i met an ex-military paramedic that had recently retired from the military. he told me about the following website...and that he was going to retire in five years! i've been debating on paying the $50 lifetime membership fee, but they apparantly collect the contractor jobs from all over, and who is getting the contracts from the government, etc. if anyone decides to try it, i would be very interested on what you find.

http://www.dangerzonejobs.com