So who works in these fast food joints? Is it the local's or is it contractors (who must be on big bucks)?
2007-10-09 23:50:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
most overseas military bases (iraq and afghanistan included) the fast food restaurants are owned and run by the exchange service (AAFES or NEX) and their employees from other bases volunteer to be deployed to these places to do like the management jobs and such. these arent high paid haliburton contractors or anything......these are mostly spouses and adult children OF active duty members who make roughly $7 an hour normally, when deployed they get the same extra pay as the troops.......and their pay is tax free as well. They employ local nationals .....as well as 3rd country nationals (for instance Saudis in Iraq) for the majority of the jobs.
2007-10-10 00:45:34 · answer #1 · answered by CRmac 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ive never seen a McDonalds but you do get Pizza Hut, Burger Kings and Subways on most US large bases. They are run by civvy contractors and are mainly staffed by asians.
Tim Horton's are staffed by Canadians.
I take my hat off to them, both the staff and the companies. The staff go through the same attacks as the soldiers and the companies take on a huge risk of supporting their troops in what is an unpopular war. You would be surprised how many companies will have nothing to do with the Armed forces for fear of damaging their PR.
You cant believe what a BK whopper meal can do for morale when you've been out on a FOB on hard routine.
The Brits have the NAAFI which sell such usefull things as diving masks and snorkels (I'm not joking) which come in dead handy in the middle of Helmand province.
2007-10-10 10:27:57 · answer #2 · answered by Gunner Reah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
managed by Civilian Contractors and staffed by locals, for the most part.
BTW: every major US military installation at home and abroad has either a Micky D's or a Gurble Bing, depending on Branch you can also find Popeye's Chicken, Dunkin' Donuts, A&W, Robin Hood and at least one Chinese or Japanese fast food place. Heck, In Japan, we had a full service Sbarro's.
2007-10-10 01:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically it will be civillians (in Germany, the workers at the Burger King on Post were spouses of the military, not Germans) in Afghanistan, it would most likely be locals, as military spouses arent allowed to travel to Afghanistan yet.
2007-10-10 01:02:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a Tim Horton's coffee shop in Kandahar staffed by Canadian employees of the company.
Nothing in the world is better than a large IceCapp on a hot Afghan summer day.
hmmmmmmmm.................
2007-10-10 02:40:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Employee's of AAFES (Army Air Force Exchange Services) work in these food installations. Usually, these employees are volunteers who are not married and have no children.
2007-10-10 01:07:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husbands going there soon and I asked him will he eat at the fast food outlets he said no not when I can get food for free. But he may buy a coffee.
2007-10-10 00:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by Elizabeth L 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Now...burger king has the crispier fries, yet mcDonalds has the extra savory chicken nuggets and in my view a extra useful burger. yet all of us understand the genuine deal breaker is the fries! Burger King!
2016-10-06 10:23:54 · answer #8 · answered by kottwitz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my husband was in iraq and it had a burger king, mcdonalds and a subway, they were run by mainly locals and were for the american troops although all troops were allowed to use them, good for the lads i say, got to have something to keep them happy in that hell hole.
2007-10-10 00:01:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My hubby went over there recently and he said they have civvy contractors who run it then they employ locals who are trained to work there
2007-10-09 23:57:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋