KBR Salaries, Bonuses and Benefits.

tstorm in Plan said: they tell you that you cant but you can. you cant carry cameras or cell phones with you in your luggage. Laptops cant take pictures nor can they traingulate on you like a cell phone can

Have you phsically taken a laptop to Al-Asad with no complications. I bought one and would love to be able to bring it so I could communicate with my family.

I got an email from several friends when the cell phones were banned. My base was hit ALL OF THE TIME. It is irresponsible for KBR to ban cells. According to the news stories, the entire initiative was KBR's, not the military's.

Once again proving that the safety of the employees is LAST.

KBR = Kill em Bag em Replace em

Good morning. I was just wondering if anyone else got the word on KBR contract? My husband is in South Afghanistan and KBR lost the South to Fluor. They will begin bringing in their ppl in the next month to the camp he is at which is Cobra. So I am wondering about the North, does anyone know if they lost that part or got to keep it? I am REALLY hoping that they keep that part then at least they can send some of these guys there. However of cource they won't be able to keep them all.

RVES in Scarborough, United Kingdom said: thanks for the reply kev,that does mean the basic report is the passport everone goes on about,i sent for mine over a week ago so thats ongoing.they posted a vacancy for another electrician the other day and i have applied for it, just waiting to see if they contact me.i have also sent an email to kbr with a question regarding the medical and the hearing test because i think that might be the only thing that might let me down as i have had a mastoid operation on my right ear and im worried that might count me out straight away.
anyway i wish you and paul all the best and i hope you will keep me posted how things are going with you two.

rves

the passport thing they all go on about is an actual american passport! i dont think alot of americans have passports to start with they dont really need them unless they wanna come over the pond to europe! and who wants to come to europe when u got cancun mexico, the caribean and so on on your door step haha i certainly wouldnt lol! kbr used to sort out there passports for them at houston please correct me if im wrong?? but i dont think they do now so there telling them to sort out there passports before they hit houston! il ask my recruiter about your condition if you want she usually replys quite fast just to save you wasting your time incase it is a no go! il ask her if they are looking for more sparks as well! and let u know! once you apply on the site i think it takes about at least a week for a recruiter to get back to you as far as i know! if you post your email address on here il pass it on to my recruiter for you if you want and you can give her your cv directly thats how we went about it! my friend gave me her email address so went through the process really quick instead of waitin about for the call! its up to you mate

kev

mellypryor in Fort Worth, Texas said: Good morning. I was just wondering if anyone else got the word on KBR contract? My husband is in South Afghanistan and KBR lost the South to Fluor. They will begin bringing in their ppl in the next month to the camp he is at which is Cobra. So I am wondering about the North, does anyone know if they lost that part or got to keep it? I am REALLY hoping that they keep that part then at least they can send some of these guys there. However of cource they won't be able to keep them all.

I guess he heard this from management ? wow, i just left the south last week.

Sent an e-mail yesturday to the recruiter that e-mailed me about mhe job 2 weeks ago. I have not recieved a reply yet. The mhe job is reposted on the kbr site. I wonder if I should un-apply then re-apply or call the recruiter

mark135 in Michigan said: Sent an e-mail yesturday to the recruiter that e-mailed me about mhe job 2 weeks ago. I have not recieved a reply yet. The mhe job is reposted on the kbr site. I wonder if I should un-apply then re-apply or call the recruiter

Mark, I'd see if I could call them, since they already contacted you. Since you email em yesterday just follow it up with a call.

Thanks koko I think if i don't hear from them by noon I will call her. I e-mailed yesterday aft. so maybe she didnt get to it yet. It is only what 8 am there right now.

mellypryor in Fort Worth, Texas said: Good morning. I was just wondering if anyone else got the word on KBR contract? My husband is in South Afghanistan and KBR lost the South to Fluor. They will begin bringing in their ppl in the next month to the camp he is at which is Cobra. So I am wondering about the North, does anyone know if they lost that part or got to keep it? I am REALLY hoping that they keep that part then at least they can send some of these guys there. However of cource they won't be able to keep them all.

Melly I have heard that one contractor can no longer have the whole of a country anymore–all part of a the new system of checks and balances. So if they got the south seems likely KBR–or someone else will get the north. It interesting cause Fluor does seem to have a lot of posts for positions for management level contractors. But with all the job seekers coming on board here seems odd we have not heard any word from anyone getting hire by. Maybe this has to do with the 'moving them in in a mth' and we'll start hearing more in the wks to come.

Koko Wilson in Fran's wife, Florida said: Melly I have heard that one contractor can no longer have the whole of a country anymore–all part of a the new system of checks and balances. So if they got the south seems likely KBR–or someone else will get the north. It interesting cause Fluor does seem to have a lot of posts for positions for management level contractors. But with all the job seekers coming on board here seems odd we have not heard any word from anyone getting hire by. Maybe this has to do with the 'moving them in in a mth' and we'll start hearing more in the wks to come.

Yes, maybe. My husband said they just got the e-mail yesterday from Bagram saying they needed to get all paper work in order and supplies etc so that the new contractor could move in soon. I sure hope alot of ppl do not loose their jobs. Don't it make since to you that even if KBR looses alot or all that the knew company would pick up the ppl that are already in country? Im just a worry wart!lol

mellypryor in Fort Worth, Texas said: Yes, maybe. My husband said they just got the e-mail yesterday from Bagram saying they needed to get all paper work in order and supplies etc so that the new contractor could move in soon. I sure hope alot of ppl do not loose their jobs. Don't it make since to you that even if KBR looses alot or all that the knew company would pick up the ppl that are already in country? Im just a worry wart!lol

not sure if kbr will move alot of people from the south. bagram is packed as it is and most of the surge [ the military ] will be in the south. kandahar is pretty active and its about to get worse. this year is going to be a bad year. maybe most of the employees will be offered positions to the north and the rest can opt to stay and work for the new contractor. atleast thats what i hope for all those working in the south. i wouldnt wish misfortune on anyone. i hope they dont lose their jobs.

I have an article on www.LOGCAPtalk.com about Obama requiring new contractors to use the current workforce when possible. It doesn't specifically list KBR, Fluor or Dyncorp but it mentions DoD contractors...
www.logcaptalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20

mellypryor in Fort Worth, Texas said: Yes, maybe. My husband said they just got the e-mail yesterday from Bagram saying they needed to get all paper work in order and supplies etc so that the new contractor could move in soon. I sure hope alot of ppl do not loose their jobs. Don't it make since to you that even if KBR looses alot or all that the knew company would pick up the ppl that are already in country? Im just a worry wart!lol

Melly this is what we have been hearing. That if another company moves in the reg joes and joettes will have the option of working under a different flag---or move elsewhere if KBR needs them. Seems likely these other companies will pick up employees already over there--if they feel they are qualified for the job. I think the ones most likely to be at risk are the managers and supervisors, because most companies always bring in their own lead dogs --so to speak. I think the larger question for all of us will be the specifics of the contract--our guys and gals over there get if they go to work under another's flag.

Who is the new contractor?

mellypryor in Fort Worth, Texas said: Yes, maybe. My husband said they just got the e-mail yesterday from Bagram saying they needed to get all paper work in order and supplies etc so that the new contractor could move in soon. I sure hope alot of ppl do not loose their jobs. Don't it make since to you that even if KBR looses alot or all that the knew company would pick up the ppl that are already in country? Im just a worry wart!lol

It makes perfect sense that they will use the workforce that is already in place. Imagine how much money they will save by doing so. Considering how hard the media and congress has come down on KBR for wasting money, I am sure the new contracting companies will be looking for ways to keep their noses clean.

They are going to want these transitions to go as smoothly as possible and changing as little as possible is the best way to ensure a smooth transition. I really think you are worrying for nothing.

Koko Wilson in Fran's wife, Florida said: Melly this is what we have been hearing. That if another company moves in the reg joes and joettes will have the option of working under a different flag---or move elsewhere if KBR needs them. Seems likely these other companies will pick up employees already over there--if they feel they are qualified for the job. I think the ones most likely to be at risk are the managers and supervisors, because most companies always bring in their own lead dogs --so to speak. I think the larger question for all of us will be the specifics of the contract--our guys and gals over there get if they go to work under another's flag.

Make's since. Grrr so very stressful for all of us! Well I just hope it work's out for all of us.

sharonbgif in Altamonte Springs, Florida said: Who is the new contractor?

Fluor, Dyna Corp, and there is another one but I forgot the name....they hire union only.

blessed2bme in South Eastern, Michigan said: It makes perfect sense that they will use the workforce that is already in place. Imagine how much money they will save by doing so. Considering how hard the media and congress has come down on KBR for wasting money, I am sure the new contracting companies will be looking for ways to keep their noses clean.

They are going to want these transitions to go as smoothly as possible and changing as little as possible is the best way to ensure a smooth transition. I really think you are worrying for nothing.

I really hope I am. Thank's for the good word!

Patrick K in Eatonton, Georgia said: I have an article on www.LOGCAPtalk.com about Obama requiring new contractors to use the current workforce when possible. It doesn't specifically list KBR, Fluor or Dyncorp but it mentions DoD contractors...
www.logcaptalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20

Thanks Patrick. That article makes the most sense of matters. Honestly it just seems unreasonable–any notion that they can bring in a whole new workforce and not interrupt services. So its more a question of the logistics of keeping the wheels turning, which no ifs, ands or buts, they have to do.

Gabriele in troy, Montana said: jz, I am not saying bad things don't happen to us, or bad people. Just that I will not let that change who I am. Same as you. I figure I was already as lucky as a person can be to have my family. Anything else is replacable.

Like Blessed, I was wondering if you had heard anything yet???

No word as of late. The last time I talked to my recruiter he basicly said, dont call me,I`ll call you. I have put in applications with the other companys with no luck. Shoot I have put in applications all over the USA and no luck. Just put in an application for the houston police department.....didnt think i might be going back to houston to be a cop...lol If I cant find work soon, I might be moving to a tent city soon..lol Always did like camping.

Gabriele in troy, Montana said: jdcs wife, Can you tell me if I need to send aetna card to hubby? He says he don't think he'll need it, I say he should have it. Did you send Jessie's to him?

i didnt send it...but I will have him take it with him when he comes home for R&R

jz19 in Warren, Michigan said: No word as of late. The last time I talked to my recruiter he basicly said, dont call me,I`ll call you. I have put in applications with the other companys with no luck. Shoot I have put in applications all over the USA and no luck. Just put in an application for the houston police department.....didnt think i might be going back to houston to be a cop...lol If I cant find work soon, I might be moving to a tent city soon..lol Always did like camping.

I'll be praying for you. I know how tough things are. Too bad you aren't a mechanic, I happen to know the New Boston Swift terminal has an opening.

In all seriousness, there are some companies hiring and paying moving expenses if you are will to go work in North Dakota...looked at a job for Brad there, and it was through a dealership in Ann Arbor...

debbie,mine is doubledrip54@msn.com thanx Roger

Koko Wilson in Fran's wife, Florida said: Carrigon, I tell you they will have anything you want as far as examples to give the kids a idea in a scrap book. I made a wall of tribute for hubby. I printed up colleges of, with like living accomidation examples scenes of the desert and anything that was particular to the camp(s) he was at and iraq --put them on colorful backings and then slipped then into clear slicks and tacked them in a cluster to a wall off my kitchen. I added blown up photos his instructors emailed--a schedule the time differences, a map etc-- Looks really neat. The kids decided it was a wall of tribute.

that's so nice...i bet the kids love it!!

Koko Wilson in Fran's wife, Florida said: Tony’s girl, the airlines are very specific about how you transport these items–as well as extra batteries for–cause Lithium batteries can explode in high altitudes. I agree with Andrea, in that I think these items are best stowed in carry on. You can find rules related to the regs on online. Alkaline and nickel batteries–nearly all of the non–rechargeables batteries unusually are fine with little or no airline restrictions on. Its the rechargeable ones they have issues with.

thanks KoKo, I travel alot for business and have carried all three items as carry-ons, but not sure about international flights to war zones. Again thanks

kevsatim in United Kingdom said: rves

the passport thing they all go on about is an actual american passport! i dont think alot of americans have passports to start with they dont really need them unless they wanna come over the pond to europe! and who wants to come to europe when u got cancun mexico, the caribean and so on on your door step haha i certainly wouldnt lol! kbr used to sort out there passports for them at houston please correct me if im wrong?? but i dont think they do now so there telling them to sort out there passports before they hit houston! il ask my recruiter about your condition if you want she usually replys quite fast just to save you wasting your time incase it is a no go! il ask her if they are looking for more sparks as well! and let u know! once you apply on the site i think it takes about at least a week for a recruiter to get back to you as far as i know! if you post your email address on here il pass it on to my recruiter for you if you want and you can give her your cv directly thats how we went about it! my friend gave me her email address so went through the process really quick instead of waitin about for the call! its up to you mate

kev

kev,thanks again for your reply,the passport thing was realy confusing me because it seems other things are refered to as passports like the (ccnsg safety passport)which ive just passed.
i did recieve an email from a recruiter called (jerry kostman)which was obviously a multiple recipient email a few months ago and i did actually ring him in houston and explained i was realy interested in the job but i needed to look into various issues among other things renew my passport which i still need to do,however that can be sorted in less than a fortnight these days.my email address is
rvelectricalservices@supanet.com
thanks again for your help.neil

tonys girl in California said: ok, so you put the camera and cellphone on the carry on and the lap top in your luggage. Correct

laptop i always take in my back pack so it dont get crushed. but the B sites al asad and TQ you can not take cell phones or camera's with you in your bags period. lap top yes other 2 items no. once you get there maybe you can purchase them

tstorm in Plan said: laptop i always take in my back pack so it dont get crushed. but the B sites al asad and TQ you can not take cell phones or camera's with you in your bags period. lap top yes other 2 items no. once you get there maybe you can purchase them

thanks tstorm

JZ, I was just skimming the jobs on KBR, old habit die hard I suppose. There's a concrete finisher position listed. Since there is not one recruiter for each type of job so that may be listed for another recruiter. Someone else in construction ended up going over for that position. If you have't applied yet, might be worth it. Just a thought.

tonys girl in California said: thanks KoKo, I travel alot for business and have carried all three items as carry-ons, but not sure about international flights to war zones. Again thanks

I used to travel a lot myself hon, but only been on a couple of flights in the last couple of yrs–and I tell you regs just keep changing. When I traveled with a laptop, I always carried it as a carry on. Through check points I removed it from the bag and slipped it on top of the bag and both items into one of those gray trays. On the planes of course they tell you to turn off your cell. Anyrate I hate air travel these days cause I got spoiled back in the days we did not have to deal or worry about such matters. And I tell ya I am always one of the unlucky one that gets pulled aside–I honestly do not know why, I look like the most unlikely of terrorists. Kind of ticks me off cause I figure they know this so I am easy go over. Also I am sure to assure they are not profiling!

I was wondering myself what customs–getting through-- was like over in Dubia?

Koko Wilson in Fran's wife, Florida said: I used to travel a lot myself hon, but only been on a couple of flights in the last couple of yrs–and I tell you regs just keep changing. When I traveled with a laptop, I always carried it as a carry on. Through check points I removed it from the bag and slipped it on top of the bag and both items into one of those gray trays. On the planes of course they tell you to turn off your cell. Anyrate I hate air travel these days cause I got spoiled back in the days we did not have to deal or worry about such matters. And I tell ya I am always one of the unlucky one that gets pulled aside–I honestly do not know why, I look like the most unlikely of terrorists. Kind of ticks me off cause I figure they know this so I am easy go over. Also I am sure to assure they are not profiling!

I was wondering myself what customs–getting through-- was like over in Dubia?

I think we will carry them as carry-ons. Take battery out of cell phone when in forien land til we know for sure what tmagana is allowed to do.

Ok guys and gals, Tmagana will be leaving Sunday for Tx. Got his travel plans for the wrong date, but they are correcting. We have such a large large family, that we really have not spent anytime getting ready. We are not procrastinators, just tackling one problem at a time. Now the pressure is on. We are both really antzy and a little bit in shock that this could really happen.

anyone leaving for Tx for processing on Sunday 3-29?

Gals, I need your help. Please email me at marilynaquaid@hotmail.com

need list of important items you believe will be helpful to get thru processing more eaisly and list of must have items for Iraq, that you have learned from your spouses that is a must must need.

We aready have the perscriptions and dr written perscriptions for 6mo of bp meds and antiacid medications. Your help will be greatly appriciated.

tonys girl
Marilyn

sharonbgif in Altamonte Springs, Florida said: To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: GOD
Subject: YOURSELF
Reference: LIFE

This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for
you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.
I love you. And, remember... If life happens to deliver a
situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it
yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I
will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My
time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold
onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful
things that are present in your life now. Should you decide to send this
to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will
never know!

Now, you have a nice day.
God

I love that, it hangs on a big poster at my physical medicine office. I go there all the time as I am getting ready to have more surgery done for some nerve damage that I have. Had previous spinal cord surgery and am getting ready to have surgery on both arms and possible neck surgery. So when I read it , it really puts it all into perspective for me. Its a "Let Go Let God"

switch in Austin, Texas said: Just poppin in to say Hi. Hubby leaves again on Thursday. This has been the quickest 2 weeks of my life! First few days we vacationed in New Mexico, it was wonderful, then home for the remainder. Now i dont want him to go back, its been so nice to have someone here to make decisions. This doorbell has rang non-stop with people showing up to visit, its absolutely awful. I want him to see his friends but then again i want time for ourselves,its so hard.I will be back on the board in full force when he leaves ,im gonna need all the support i can get, i think this is worse than the first time he left.
Also wanted to mention we had fun with the CAC card, lots of discounts. We got 15% off hotel and all the gift shops and 10% off in Home Depot. Didnt make it to the PX here. Anyway thanks for listening. Been thinking of you all and trying to catch up...

I know you will miss him terribly...so enjoy every minute!! Now, did the kids get to see any snow?!?!

mellypryor in Fort Worth, Texas said: Yes, maybe. My husband said they just got the e-mail yesterday from Bagram saying they needed to get all paper work in order and supplies etc so that the new contractor could move in soon. I sure hope alot of ppl do not loose their jobs. Don't it make since to you that even if KBR looses alot or all that the knew company would pick up the ppl that are already in country? Im just a worry wart!lol

there was an article that floated around out there that the obama administration wants or is requiring new contractors to take on the existing staff from the former contractor. does anyone remember that? maybe patrick has it on his site?

Patrick K in Eatonton, Georgia said: I have an article on www.LOGCAPtalk.com about Obama requiring new contractors to use the current workforce when possible. It doesn't specifically list KBR, Fluor or Dyncorp but it mentions DoD contractors...
www.logcaptalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20

i should have known you'd have this handy!! i just didn't read down far enough in the posts before I already responded. thanks!

hadenator in League City, Texas said: Have you phsically taken a laptop to Al-Asad with no complications. I bought one and would love to be able to bring it so I could communicate with my family.

no but when you are at the BTC they tell you NO CELLS or cameras in your luggage to B sites but nothing about lap tops

T...I think my husband knows you. He thinkks he has worked with you before. His name is David.

firefly1269 in Texas said: T...I think my husband knows you. He thinkks he has worked with you before. His name is David.

worked with me where? i am at D5 stryker

He has been at several D locations. He just got moved to F1. The first time there 3 years ago he was at D2, D4, D9. Is your first name Anton?

His name is David Burge

firefly1269 in Texas said: His name is David Burge

oh nope i am John. only been here since march 2008. before that i was in the air force for 22 years

Is their anyone on here who's spouce is at a camp in Afghanistan called something like Solero or Salano something along that line?

Just a try. I know his camp is close to yours though. Thought I would try.

Heard from Brad, they arrived safe and sound.

Hope you are doing well Mona!

blessed2bme in South Eastern, Michigan said: Heard from Brad, they arrived safe and sound.

Hope you are doing well Mona!

Ok girls, glad to hear the guys arrived. Really love reading all this. I dont have to wonder whats going on. I get a play by play right here on the forum. Really relives alot of the stress for me.

blessed2bme in South Eastern, Michigan said: Heard from Brad, they arrived safe and sound.

Hope you are doing well Mona!

Hey thanks . Paul called and they got him all set up with both his job and his living quarters ,he was tired but happy.Said he will train on the bus tomorrow and they wanted to send him to another camp but his supervisor said no way .Might even wind up with a better position before too long the way he talked . Said his new boss has been there for 7 years ! Long time,huh?He will call me when he gets off work tomorrow evening .

mona weir in west columbia, South Carolina said: Hey thanks . Paul called and they got him all set up with both his job and his living quarters ,he was tired but happy.Said he will train on the bus tomorrow and they wanted to send him to another camp but his supervisor said no way .Might even wind up with a better position before too long the way he talked . Said his new boss has been there for 7 years ! Long time,huh?He will call me when he gets off work tomorrow evening .

Good to hear he is all set to go! Brad didn't say much about where he is staying or working. He said he was anxious to get to work, really tired of briefings, lol.

Seven years is crazy to me but if it works for him, that's great! Brad's been talking about doing this as long as possible but for now, I am just trying to get through the day, lol.

blessed2bme in South Eastern, Michigan said: Good to hear he is all set to go! Brad didn't say much about where he is staying or working. He said he was anxious to get to work, really tired of briefings, lol.

Seven years is crazy to me but if it works for him, that's great! Brad's been talking about doing this as long as possible but for now, I am just trying to get through the day, lol.

amen