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Bennyboy

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5. Not just mercenaries....

Reply to ConcernedCanuk (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 08:02 AM

Jun 2013

Lots of security and construction and oil workers...... All of the rebuilding and all that falls under this heading.

BTW in both Iraq and Afghanistan, there have ALWAYS been more private contractors than US Soldiers.

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There Are 108,000 Private Contractors in Afghanistan and the Pentagon Has No Idea What They're Doing [View all] unhappycamper Jun 2013 OP

I met a returning vet a couple of months ago.... Bennyboy Jun 2013 #1

Didn't realize they paid that well think Jun 2013 #2

neither did I and have even tried to verify Bennyboy Jun 2013 #4

There were job postings floating around when I was getting out in 2007 that were paying $260,000+ Victor_c3 Jun 2013 #9

"Private Contractors"?? ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #3

Not just mercenaries.... Bennyboy Jun 2013 #5

Sort of get that, but still ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #7

Well, just getting the number Bennyboy Jun 2013 #8

Some might call it think Jun 2013 #6