It certainly is lucrative. When my ex-husband came back he bought a new bass boat. What happened to the elections? Are they over already?


>>The salary depends on the job, the area you are assigned to, the amount of responsibility, and the risks. Typically 80,000 to 190,000/yr. Most plainclothes police officers there for training purposes look at 150,000-178,000 a year. I wouldn't consider that job for less than 13k a month. That job is not quite as risky as some of the others (relatively speaking of course since everything over there entails risk) because most of the attacks are outside the training areas. Then there is the question of the amount of responsibility - supervisors and team leaders make more, etc. The pay is alittle less for Afghanistan but from what I've heard, the security is better, the support is better (there's been more time to iron out the wrinkles), and the working conditions are better as well. The international support onsite is much better for Afghanistan of course. Keep in mind that in Afghanistan really only Kabul is secure. The Prime Minister is operating more like a mayor still.
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>Thanks Tracy, That is kinda what I thought. I have some other possibilities, including opening my own consulting gig - fulltime, so I have some thinking to do. As for the danger, it is always out there, but coming from this environment, I swear I don't see how it can be much more dangerous than working in Fugitive like I have for so many years. I probably pulled my gun 5 or 6 times a day doing building entries looking for bad guys and had more than a few waiting with their guns when we entered. God takes care of drunks and fools you know! I'm not much of a drinker!<g>