Anyone ever deal with overseas jobs with the company Vectrus?

They've just sent me the attached job description for a "Systems Administrator 1" position in Kuwait. I'm curious as to how much a government contract with them would pay, as I've heard good things about the monetary potential of taking such jobs.

Systems Administrator I.pdf

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Fulcrum45

I must have lucked out. I had my interim Secret in two weeks and my full clearance in about 4 months.

xxxkaliboyxxx

Fulcrum45 wrote: »

I must have lucked out. I had my interim Secret in two weeks and my full clearance in about 4 months.

Not really, different acgacies have different priorities. It all depends on what team your in and what is their priority set at.

joshmadakor

dtmpower wrote: »

Hi guys, i have made it so far as to complete all tasks, background, certs, and now i am awaiting review of equip for sec clearance and the medical appointment, on Friday i asked how long it would take for the equip and she quoted the government is backed up by 120 days? is this accurate? an additional 4 months to process a security clearance app? how long did it really take for you guys? i had a clearance before but i am within the 10 years for the application. I know its hard to state an actual time but have you guys experienced a lesser processing time?

OPM (Office of Personnel Management, clearance processing people) got hacked a while back and this has caused major delays. The 4 months you were quoted is for your Interim Secret to be processed. It was the same for me and many people. I was sponsored for an Interim Secret last year in April and it didn't finish until August. Hope yours goes faster!

joshmadakor

Has anybody here worked in Kuwait at Camp Arifjan (South West Asia Cyber Center)? Care to share any experiences?

LittleBIT

I heard rumors is super stressful, high visibility, political, and not a good time. Ive also heard its fun, relaxed, and Kuwaits not bad, just dirty.

You're experience will vary

xxxkaliboyxxx

LittleBIT wrote: »

I heard rumors is super stressful, high visibility, political, and not a good time. Ive also heard its fun, relaxed, and Kuwaits not bad, just dirty.

You're experience will vary

said every employee at every company...

joshmadakor

joshmadakor wrote: »

Has anybody here worked in Kuwait at Camp Arifjan (South West Asia Cyber Center)? Care to share any experiences?

xxxkaliboyxxx wrote: »

said every employee at every company...

Hahaha, I'm done. I'll see when I get there I guess. (Just accepted a position)

xxxkaliboyxxx

joshmadakor wrote: »

Hahaha, I'm done. I'll see when I get there I guess. (Just accepted a position)

Enjoy brother, save, save and save, workout and study. You'll enjoy your time there.....until you don't, but that is the beauty, you can leave after you have a nice little nest egg.

LittleBIT

Dont leave to early or youll suffer some bad taxes!

I plan to head to SWACC in a few months, Iraqs getting kinda lame.

LittleBIT

Oh, and Afghanistan is back up to 70%

joshmadakor

xxxkaliboyxxx wrote: »

Enjoy brother, save, save and save, workout and study. You'll enjoy your time there.....until you don't, but that is the beauty, you can leave after you have a nice little nest egg.

Thanks for the advice. I plan to do exactly those things, I'm just a bit worried about time management as I'll be working 12 hour days

LittleBIT wrote: »

Dont leave to early or youll suffer some bad taxes!

I plan to head to SWACC in a few months, Iraqs getting kinda lame.

That's where I'll be going! I just finished my medical exams. Have you been there yet? I'm really looking forward to it

xxxkaliboyxxx

joshmadakor wrote: »

Thanks for the advice. I plan to do exactly those things, I'm just a bit worried about time management as I'll be working 12 hour days

That's where I'll be going! I just finished my medical exams. Have you been there yet? I'm really looking forward to it

lol, you will have more than enough down time to study on the job. Not to take anything from the guys/gals down there, but let's just say you can get real complacent really quick. It's dod contracting overseas, probably the biggest highway robbery for Americans. Just stay motivated and don't return with the one niche you'll be assigne to do.

LittleBIT

joshmadakor wrote: »

Thanks for the advice. I plan to do exactly those things, I'm just a bit worried about time management as I'll be working 12 hour days

That's where I'll be going! I just finished my medical exams. Have you been there yet? I'm really looking forward to it

Not yet, Ive been looking at the Data Center jobs. Ill probably shoot there by July, we'll see. The vacation package is much better, plus having a private car and apt isnt bad if youre SWACC.

TNbound

be ready for a whole new level of driving in Kuwait.

inscom.brigade

i got the job offer, i already hold a secret clearance, they offered me less money than i am making in USA.

joelsfood

TNBound,

That's for sure.

First night there, driving back to apartment, had to wait for someone in an old Datsun Zcar to stop doing donuts in the entrance to a roundabout.

inscom.brigade

Make sure when weighing the offer you take into account the tax breaks and the room/board, etc. Depending on whether you have a mortgage at home, those can add quite a bit to the offer.

inscom.brigade

joelsfood, that's exactly what they said, but naw i turn them down. I told them if i want double pay i could go nyc and pay $600 mo in queens rent, & home for the week end.
I told um go get a boy from alabama; they say maybe this maybe that they say, you maybe get promotion. I don't go for that kind of crap.

xxxkaliboyxxx

inscom.brigade wrote: »

joelsfood, that's exactly what they said, but naw i turn them down. I told them if i want double pay i could go nyc and pay $600 mo in queens rent, & home for the week end.
I told um go get a boy from alabama; they say maybe this maybe that they say, you maybe get promotion. I don't go for that kind of crap.

whoa, you disrespecting bama? Roll TIDE!

inscom.brigade

xxxkaliboyxxx wrote: »

whoa, you disrespecting bama? Roll TIDE!

nope
you could say floridia georgia anywere in the mid west, any po dunk hick mo town

joshmadakor

inscom.brigade wrote: »

joelsfood, that's exactly what they said, but naw i turn them down. I told them if i want double pay i could go nyc and pay $600 mo in queens rent, & home for the week end.
I told um go get a boy from alabama; they say maybe this maybe that they say, you maybe get promotion. I don't go for that kind of crap.

Can I ask, what was the position and salary they offered you? Also, what location was this?

Blucodex

inscom.brigade wrote: »

i got the job offer, i already hold a secret clearance, they offered me less money than i am making in USA.

Interesting. Did you ask for more and factor in that the first 102k or so was tax free? The huge benefit I see in a situation like this is many of us just don't have the discipline to save a large sum of cash like that. You can go overseas for a year and come back and build a house, pay off student loans (if you have them), buy a piece of land in the country, start a business. There's always the experience of having been abroad as well.

tiredofworking

This process is so dreadful. Submitted sf86 back in November. Recruiter recently asked for copies of my drivers license. is the wait still 120 days? I heard OPM is backlogged a year.

Blucodex

tiredofworking wrote: »

This process is so dreadful. Submitted sf86 back in November. Recruiter recently asked for copies of my drivers license. is the wait still 120 days? I heard OPM is backlogged a year.

Different situation. But I submitted my SF86 back in April, finally had the interview in November, and I am still waiting. But this is not overseas so maybe it's a longer process but I have heard that what was once a few weeks is not about a year.

asianredneck

So they offer $27 an hour. Isn't that a little low? I get $40 an hour in the states and get to sleep in my own bed.

joshmadakor

asianredneck wrote: »

So they offer $27 an hour. Isn't that a little low? I get $40 an hour in the states and get to sleep in my own bed.

Doing what and where(hazard/hardship uplift)? Also, how many hours per week(OT)?

Mischej

Hey guys, I finally made it to Kuwait. Just got a word email though. It says:

This e-mail is generated to inform you that your residence is near expiry (< 90 days). Please DO NOT reply to this email. Contact Host Nations and/or HR Ops with any questions or concerns.

Thoughts? I literally just got here Sunday.

xxxkaliboyxxx

Mischej wrote: »

Hey guys, I finally made it to Kuwait. Just got a word email though. It says:

This e-mail is generated to inform you that your residence is near expiry (< 90 days). Please DO NOT reply to this email. Contact Host Nations and/or HR Ops with any questions or concerns.

Thoughts? I literally just got here Sunday.

email/call your sponsor, HR and Vectrus POC. Your sponsorship needs to get updated.

TNbound

from what I gather, you either get a 90 day visa or a 1 year visa. 90 days are free, 1 yrs cost money. I dont know the ins/outs but this is what I have heard.

Mischej

TNbound wrote: »

from what I gather, you either get a 90 day visa or a 1 year visa. 90 days are free, 1 yrs cost money. I dont know the ins/outs but this is what I have heard.

Thanks man. Its all good.

Mischej

Thanks. I got it figured out.