Any Flour corp sparks working in Afghanistan

[chris N.I]

Are there any U.K/N.I certified sparks working for flour corp using this forum,if so what are the minimum requirements (quals,h/s,experience etc),for gaining a position as an electrician in Afghanistan?
Any info/opinions would be greatly appreciated.thanks

 

[jaysop]

I'm out there at the moment fluor are having a employment freeze untill feburary and are cutting down the work force by 30 percent i'm told that sparky wont be sacked. i find that the brits get treated like a 3rd class citizen with little or no privileges even with a green badge in bagram dosn't mean you can have a phone or laptop theres rumours that there not dishing out anymore privlages to ocns in the forthcoming future and what happens in bagram is ment to be rolled out over the country however theres only one reason we all out here, the money! any questions just sk

 

[M60MRJ]

so what's this Green badge situation then? i'm assuming its some kind of Permit to use electronics, how easy is it to get your hands on one.?

 

[jaysop]

Fluor dont pay for a CAK card for the ocns (which they class brits as) this is beacuse they have to pay 3 -5 thousand dollars for one so they send us out here with out one, the green card is a badge issued by the military so you can work on army bases however there are firms out here that do pay for CAK cards for brits which makes everything so less anoying,

 

[M60MRJ]

sorry for being stupid but what does OCNS and CAK stand for.? and does anybody happn to know if PHS engineers are given either a CAK or Green Badge

 

[jaysop]

to my knowlage you can not obtain a CAK card or a green card by yourself as you have to go through a company to get one (CAK) and be on a miltary base out here for a green badge. We the brits are a Collasion force out here fighting the same war, However Fluor put us in the same class as a bosnian, masidionane, idian, and any other 3rd world citizian that they can get out here for a cheap rate, ( sorry my spelling is really poor) this makes us brits out here frustrated as there is always a threat of lossing your job if you get caught with a phone or laptop even a ipod but you can gaurentee that if the shoe was on the other foot the yanks wood be kicking up a stink. to my knowledge we dont treat the yanks like this on our bases out here

 

[M60MRJ]

so I take it that with out a Green badge then there is no way to communicate back home..using Mobile/Skype for weeks on end.

 

[stevo]

so I take it that with out a Green badge then there is no way to communicate back home..using Mobile/Skype for weeks on end.

i dont you'll ahve any problems m8, from what phil told me in the interview, phs sparkys havent had any problems and in fact phs sparkys actually need laptps to do there job. but just to make sure give phil a call.

 

[jaysop]

thats partly true, you wont get a laptop if you your on pms you might if your on ti's 2 scots turned up over a month ago and have been refused a privelages on this base they use the pay phone, even if your lucky anothe to get a laptop you cant log onto the personal mail accounts, i would take it with a pinch of salt what the recuriters tell you

 

[allan the spark]

Have u got any contact getails for them


Cheers

 

[allan the spark]

Any details how to contact them

If any info it would be gratefully apreciated




Cheers

 

[M60MRJ]

Try google'n 'PHS Compliance' I just emailed my cv to the generic email address on their homepage with regards to Afghanistan contract. I had a phone call 3 weeks later and now I'm off to Afghanistan on 8th jan 2012. Whoop whoop..

 

[stevo]

hey matt, what happen with the 25th dude? did that other guy end up going or is he off on the 8th jan aswell? bet your chuffed to have christmas day and new years with ya family!! went and had my TB done today in manchester cause im working down the road in stockport, having to go back on friday to get it checked.

 

[M60MRJ]

Hi Steve how's things mate.. Me and Phil have been cleared for the 8th jan se both had our tb results and given to Cathrine on cheistmas eve but a reply from Dubai came on boxing day..

 

[Pickster]

Sounds interesting, i would be interested in that sort of work. I will look into them.

 

[alenklo]

View attachment CV ENG Alen Klobučarić.pdf
Hello, can anyone help me to find a job there. i am electrician with much experience and 20 year work in electricity. Please some contact adress or something. i am from Croatia. Thank guys