Chef Jobs

by Thomas Gores
(Canada)

Hi There

For the past few months I've trying to find a job in Afghanistan as a Chef cooking for the troops etc. I've had no luck as of yet perhaps you could tell me the best way to find work like this. I am a Canadian

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Jan 17, 2010
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by: Doc

http://www.fluor.com/career_opportunities.htm
You will need to fill out a profile and log in.
In "Location" click on Afghanistan, then scroll down to "Iraq" and while holding down the "ctrl" button on your keyoard, left click on Iraq, this way you can search both countries at once. There are over 20 food service jobs in Afghanistan, but please read the following post I wrote to understand what to expect.
Good luck,
Chock Dee!
Have fun.
Sanook!
Jan 17, 2010
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by: Doc

I worked for KBR for 2 1/2 years running convoys. The call for Chefs was about nil. The persons running the Dfac (Dining facilities) were usually retired military cooks and the persons they oversaw were TCN (Third country nationals) also known as SCW (Sub contract workers).... KBR would change the terminology with every new camp manager to the point that we just refered to them as OTEP's (pronounced Oh-Tep.... Other than ex-patriot). The food was, for the most part, "boil in the bag" and although we ate what would be concidered quality foods, its hard to get excited by anything overcooked and tasteless. Somedays we would opt for our MRE's (Meals ready to eat). KBR was also paid "Cost + 1%" which meant a plate of food would COST over $20.00 of which their profit was .20 cents. If they hired you as a "Chef" it would probably be as a personal Chef for some muckity muck in the Green Zone who was not constrained by "General order #1". You would eventually start to suffer burnout along your 6th month and probably go to the Philipines or Thailand for R&R, meet a bar girl, fall for her "Oh, you sexy man" line, start sending her money of which she will probably use to support her Thai husband or boyfriend, and you'll end up back in Canada with a major grudge against corporate America. Better to get on as a cook on a Lake Freighter, work 6 or seven months and spend the winter bouncing around the Pacific Rim. Good Luck.... Seriously, no sarcasm intended.

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