Yes, men, because all the contract workers here are men. We see some female foreign workers eating in the chow hall, but I don't know where they work.
Anyway, I understand that these jobs, primarily with KBR, are good jobs for these foreign workers. (I'm really curious how much they pay.) I'm told that the jobs carry a certain amount of status, that the workers consider themselves businessmen. This is particularly noticable with the guys who take our laundry. They mark the laundry bag with our SSN (last 6), name, and camp name. They inventory the laundry and mark down how much you turn in, and later how much you pick up. They are serious about this paperwork, mark it very carefully, hand you a copy, check it over, and do it all deliberately, and kind of slowly. After all, they are businessmen and this is an important job. Never mind the line of about 30 soldiers waiting outside to turn in laundry.
Oh, and quitting time is 1900. Even if you waiting in line for a half hour, and finally made it inside, they stop at 1900. And soldiers are not to complain about this, according to the Sergeant Major.
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