Re:Yeah... (Score 1)

Wow, had to make an account to point out how wrong this is. Leave it to the "I was in Iraq, so I'm an expert on the whole contracting/war situation" fellows to make such a sweeping statement. I too was in Iraq, in a camp in the south about the size of a football field in 05-06 and being my unit's S6 (that's the internet/computer/radio department of a unit for non-military folks) I was pretty good friends with the civilian and military "IT" guys. It is not your job title that matters, it's what type of unit and area you get placed in. I never saw anybody complain and being mortared on a regular basis is not being "in the rear" from my point of view. Rockets, IED's, and mortars don't pick out who to kill based on your military speciality or GS pay scale. I'm glad you got to enjoy your time in an area that was relatively safe, but don't assume everybody else got that priveledge.