how about iraq?

[mobro]

thanks bros. i am going as a private contractor, awg logistics. alot of good ideas. i have a good foreign source but kinda high. they have always been very reliable and discreet. i just don't know what to expect, never been out of the country. and especially with all we hear about iraq. homebrewing has always sounded interesting but i have never tried it. all the problems i have heard from some about customs and not knowing a good source for powders has always stopped me. and i don't know what my living conditions will be like. i don't want my shit everywhere if i got a roommate. i like your post freakusmc. cheap and easy on whatever you want! that's what i want to hear!

 

[aaron_everette]

Alcohol is probably one of the easiest things to get over here. Especially if you get to go outside the wire. Also it depends on who you work for. Some companies do not fall under General Order 1. This allows them to have alcohol. If you use the PO to send anything out of Iraq you will get thoroughly searched, so don't try to send anything home. Inbound mail though you should'nt have a problem. We had 2 ounces of the sticky come through on DHL. Got here in about 3 days. All of it was gone in a week. You can get hash from the Iraqis fairly easy. If you don't get to go outside the wire, I would recommend using the APO. You can also get with the private security guys. They always have plenty of alcohol and have all the parties. They do not fall under General Order 1. You have to be real cool with them, because not very many get to go into their compounds. You will run into them at the gym and will be able to spot them out. I would talk to them for a few weeks and get to know them before asking any questions. Hope this is helpful to you.

 

[llowbatt]

ask an interpriter they'll get it from the pharmacy. i'm in afghanistan and have no problem. i also had no problem in iraq. just ask a terp.

 

[snowyk12]

oh by the way the alcohol thing applies to many muslim countries but Iraq is like the wild west when it comes to rules. Alot of the muslim rules are a facade and only certain people follow them. I would ask an interprator once you befriend him if your around them. They will sell you anything and some are approved to have little shops on the bases. The black market is huge because that is their market. They will sell you anything Shit they would sell you WMD if you give them American money. The value of a dollar is like one dollar for every 10,000 of theirs last I checked.

 

[majutsu]

what a great thread. very interesting.

 

[snowyk12]

Majutsu your not going to get WMD's it was just me blowing up how easy things are to get over there. At least you better not get WMD's.

 

[majutsu]

Majutsu your not going to get WMD's it was just me blowing up how easy things are to get over there. At least you better not get WMD's.

hey man, that ain't my box-cutter!

lol

 

[sh4dowf4lcon]

what a great thread. very interesting.

meh

 

[mobro]

thanks again. I will be with a private contractor and my position will be inside the compound. They must be under rule #1 because they are not supposed to have alcohol. as far a terp, I really don't know. I am not sure how much I will get to talk to one because I won't have to leave the compound much. The first compound I am going to will be in abu graib. It is small, about 60 people. I can transfer to the lmcc(international zone) after about two weeks if I wish. My boys tell me there is not much else to do but workout. which is fine with me as long as i can get the gear.

 

[snowyk12]

There are some bad mamma jamas in there...Your a really really bad dude if your in abu...it all murderers who didnt get whacked when they should have been. Good luck finding stuff there though. Its mostly MP's when I was there so basically its going to be like a police precinct. They are all cops. Military cops. Mp's can be big assholes too. I would try to get on another base. Heckle a stinky for me will ya?