LOGCAP is an acronym for “Logistics Civil Augmentation Program.” This is a program to utilize US contractors to provide Army services in ways which will allow the Army to continue to strengthen its core services while outsourcing other services. Some of the areas of contracting out include transportation, supplies, maintenance and construction.
If you’re looking for high-paying work as a military or civilian contractor and have no issues about working in a region that is higher risk than normal, Afghanistan should never be far from your considerations. But what are some of the reasons that well-paying, high-value contracts still exist there? We’ve rounded up 5 ways that working in Afghanistan will continue to remain viable.
The media generally reports on the political angle of defense contracting, the few times it’s ever talked about. Otherwise, in the culture at large, what do people actually know about what it’s like working for the LogCap4 project, doing overseas jobs in Afghanistan (and elsewhere)?
“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today” doesn’t apply to the young, they think they can procrastinate for as long as they like. Remember those days? I do, and I also know now how precious time is and I try to utilize every moment. I have a few hints here to help you do the same, and to stop wasting time on tasks we shouldn’t even be bothering about.
Today, many individuals work both on and offshore at a variety of drilling sites around the world. For example, a company often hires offshore crew boats for the Gulf of Mexico to transport qualified oilfield workers to offshore oil rigs; Many children have even found delight in riding aboard these vessels when going to visit a relative or relatives while working offshore, especially during sunrise or sunset. However, while there may be beauty in the eyes of children, without such transportation many oilfield companies and workers alike would be lost, if not out of business without the assistance of such offshore boats and their crew.
Are you ready for the surge? While the 30,000 new troops are gearing up to hit Afghanistan, civilian jobs through LOGCAP 4 will be booming too. With a huge amount of troops and infrastructure coming into the country, those high paying jobs are out there.
In case you have always pictured yourself as a person who wants to travel all around the globe, then, the jobs that require travel conditions could seem a dream come true. Even if the main part about such trips is business, you still get some time to sight-see and experience a little bit of the foreign country atmosphere.