It's not all doom and gloom out here, you do need elephant's skin, a very slow fuse, a willing smile and an ability to deal with large 'children' but as previous posters have indicated you need to talk to the guys in post. I fill an aircrew ground slot, Tornado IDS Sq in Eastern Province as a secondee. It's as cyrus says, you do as the customer(RSAF) wants and the 'Company' doesn't give a fig or is it date? But hey, the moneys good, the weather is warm and the holidays long, and no one shoots at you!!