Has anyone here worked as a civilian employee for the armed forces overseas? I have some questions.
1) Housing.
I've heard you stay off base, but is it subsidized or free? Do they ever keep you on base?
2) Grub.
Can I eat on the base? Do they onyl serve burgers and dogs, or do they get more ethinic based on the locale.
3) Working conditions.
Do you report to officers, or other civilians? How are you treated in general? Are things as slack as the civil service jobs or are they perfectionists? Is it usually 8 hour days / 5 day weeks?
4) Taxes? I've heard that if you work over 300 and some odd days a year overseas, you don't pay federal income tax. Is that true? What about state and local tax?
5) Anyone work in Japan, Singapore or Germany? Which city and how did you like it? Is Japan prohibitively expensive?
I'll add more if I can think of anything else. Please feel free to add anythign you think is relevant which I haven't asked here.
1) Housing.
I've heard you stay off base, but is it subsidized or free? Do they ever keep you on base?
2) Grub.
Can I eat on the base? Do they onyl serve burgers and dogs, or do they get more ethinic based on the locale.
3) Working conditions.
Do you report to officers, or other civilians? How are you treated in general? Are things as slack as the civil service jobs or are they perfectionists? Is it usually 8 hour days / 5 day weeks?
4) Taxes? I've heard that if you work over 300 and some odd days a year overseas, you don't pay federal income tax. Is that true? What about state and local tax?
5) Anyone work in Japan, Singapore or Germany? Which city and how did you like it? Is Japan prohibitively expensive?
I'll add more if I can think of anything else. Please feel free to add anythign you think is relevant which I haven't asked here.