Huge pay drawing NZ soldiers to Iraq

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Your tax dollars at work.

Defence chief Air Marshal Bruce Ferguson said on Thursday that almost a quarter of army staff with less than six years experience had left to become contractors in the Middle East.

Ferguson added that he had spent the past week with departing staff, mostly privates, corporals and lance corporals.

They said they were leaving because "they wanted the challenge and excitement" of using their training.

"They're leaving because they're getting $200,000 and $300,000 a year to go across and be security guards .

al Jazeera

[Brundle_Fly]

1. great way

to start a mutiny

[central scrutinizer]

2. and how much does a US grunt make?

for doing the most dangerous and deadly jobs including protecting these guys' asses. Maybe 10% of that amount. But you and I are funding the whole fucking mess with our tax dollars. But we have to hide the truth of the disaster in Iraq and keep the numbers of US troops artifically low.

[phantom power]

3. Great, our very own 21st century Hessians.

[private_ryan]

4. makes sense for the US soldiers though

you have the same chance of dying so might as well die trying or making some money.

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5. .